Taphrina
noun
Ta·phri·na
taˈfrīnə,
təˈf-,
-rēnə
: a genus (the type of the family Taphrinaceae) of parasitic fungi that produce asci in a superficial hymenium having an indeterminate margin and cause leaf curling and malformations like blisters on various vascular plants see leaf curl, plum pocket
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek taphrē trench, ditch (akin to Greek taphos tomb) + New Latin -ina
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