Tilletia

noun
Til·​le·​tia | \ tə̇ˈlēsh(ē)ə\

Definition of Tilletia

: a genus (the type of the family Tilletiaceae) of smuts distinguished by single-celled chlamydospores that form a promycelium with a terminal tuft of sporidia — see bunt entry 2 — compare ustilago

History and Etymology for Tilletia

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