Exobasidium

noun
Exo·​basidium | \ ¦ek(ˌ)sō+\

Definition of Exobasidium

: the type and chief genus of the family Exobasidiaceae comprising fungi parasitic especially on various heath plants on which they cause swollen thickenings resembling galls — see false blossom

History and Etymology for Exobasidium

New Latin, from exo- + basidium

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