ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsistə̇s noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from ur- (II) + -cystis
: a genus of smuts (family Tilletiaceae) having compound chlamydospores with the dark central cells fertile and the outer sterile — see flag smut , onion smut
ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsistə̇s noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from ur- (II) + -cystis
: a genus of smuts (family Tilletiaceae) having compound chlamydospores with the dark central cells fertile and the outer sterile — see flag smut , onion smut
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012