Sphaerophorus
noun
Sphae·roph·o·rus
sfə̇ˈräfərəs
: a genus (the type of the family Sphaerophoraceae) of gymnocarpous lichens characterized by a foliaceous or fruticose thallus with terminal globose apothecia bearing continuous dark-colored ascospores
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from sphaer- + -phorous
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