Aphelenchus
noun
Aph·e·len·chus
ˌafəˈleŋkəs
: a genus of rhabditoid nematode worms that is the type of the family Aphelenchidae and that includes several important plant pathogens
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek aphelēs simple, literally, smooth + enchos spear; from the absence of basal knobs on the stylet