phi·a·loph·o·ra \ˌfīəˈläf(ə)rə\noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phialē + New Latin -phora : a form genus of imperfect fungi (family Dematiaceae) which are characterized especially by spores borne on phialides and some forms of which are important in mycotic infections of man (as chromoblastomycosis)