Endothia
noun
En·doth·ia
enˈdäthēə,
-dōth-
: a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Melogrammataceae) having ellipsoid 2-celled ascospores and including the fungus (E. parasitica) that causes chestnut blight
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek endothen within, from within (from endon within) + New Latin -ia; from the immersed perithecia