Synchytrium
noun
Syn·chyt·ri·um
sə̇nˈki‧trēəm,
sə̇ŋˈk-
: a genus (the type of the family Synchytriaceae of the order Chytridiales) of simple parasitic fungi having no mycelium but a unicellular thallus that at maturity functions either as single resting sporangia or as a sorus of sporangia surrounded by a common membrane see potato wart
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from syn- + Greek chytrion small earthen pot, diminutive of chytra earthen pot