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SPHACELOTHECA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sphacelotheca mean?
• SPHACELOTHECA (noun)
The noun SPHACELOTHECA has 1 sense:
1. genus of smut fungus
Familiarity information: SPHACELOTHECA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of smut fungus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Sphacelotheca; Sphacelotheca
Hypernyms ("Sphacelotheca" is a kind of...):
smut; smut fungus (any fungus of the order Ustilaginales)
Meronyms (members of "Sphacelotheca"):
head smut; Sphacelotheca reiliana (smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut)
Holonyms ("Sphacelotheca" is a member of...):
family Ustilaginaceae; Ustilaginaceae (a fungus family of loose smuts)
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