alphitomorphous
adjective
al·phito·mor·phous
al¦fitə¦mȯfəs,
¦alfə(ˌ)tō¦-
: resembling barley meal —used of certain parasitic fungi
Word History
Etymology
probably from French alphitomorphe, from Greek alphiton barley meal + French -morphe -morphous
First Known Use
circa 1879, in the meaning defined above