ven.ˈt(y)u̇rēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from A. Venturi, 19th century Italian botanist + New Latin -ia
: a genus of fungi (family Mycosphaerellaceae) having generally sunken dark-colored perithecia with a bristly apex and olive green unequally 2-celled ascospores — see apple scab , pear scab