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‖ Isaria Bot.|aɪˈsɛərɪə|
[f. Gr. ἴσ-ος equal + -aria = -ary1 B 3.]
A genus of filamentous moulds, some species of which attack and destroy insects, especially Hymenoptera. It is now believed that many of the species are merely sporiferous forms of other fungi.
1874Cooke Fungi 7 Wasps, spiders, moths, and butterflies become enveloped in a kind of mould named Isaria, which constitutes the conidia of Torrubia.
Hence isarioid |ɪˈsɛərɪɔɪd| a. [see -oid], belonging to or resembling the genus Isaria.
1890in Cent. Dict. |