sclerotinia
noun
scle·ro·tin·ia
1
capitalized : a large genus of ascomycetous fungi (order Helotiales) having apothecia that arise from a sclerotium and including various destructive plant pathogens see brown rot
2
plural -s : any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia
sclerotinia rots
sclerotinial adjective
¦⸗⸗¦tinēəl
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from sclerotin- (irregular from sclerotium) + -ia