monilioidadj.
/məˈnɪlɪɔɪd/, U.S. /məˈnɪliˌɔɪd/ Mycology.
Resembling or characteristic of fungi of the genus Monilia.
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mycodermatous1848
microdermatous1857
toruloid1874
torulaceous1876
monilioid1928
monilial1947
1928 Mycologia 20 127 (title) The monilioid species of Sclerotinia.
1984 Trans. Mycol. Soc. Japan 25 435 Colonies of the 2 Melampsora spp. were mainly composed of urediniospores, paraphyses, sporogenous cells, monilioid cells, and scant hyphae.
1997 Canad. Jrnl. Forest Res. 27 471 The infection was characterized by formation of monilioid hyphae within cortical cells.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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