Colletotrichum
noun
Col·le·tot·ri·chum
ˌkäləˈtä‧trə̇kəm
: large and widely distributed form genus of imperfect fungi (family Melanconiaceae) having the conidia borne in erumpent acervuli surrounded by setae compare anthracnose
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from colleto- (from Greek kollētos glued, from kollan to glue) + -trichum (from Greek trich-, thrix hairs)