noun
genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores
• Syn: ↑genus Ceratostomella
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ceratostomataceae, ↑family Ceratostomataceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑Dutch elm fungus, ↑Ceratostomella ulmi
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\\ˌserəˌtästəˈmelə, |serə(ˌ)tōstə-\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of fungi (family Ceratostomataceae) forming continuous hyaline spores — see blue rot, dutch elm disease
Useful english dictionary. 2012.