Metarrhizium
noun
Met·ar·rhi·zi·um
ˌmetəˈrīzēəm
: a genus of imperfect fungi (family Moniliaceae) closely related to Penicillium and of interest chiefly in biological control of various insects see green muscardine
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from meta- + Greek rhizion small root, diminutive of rhiza root (herb)