sporotrichum

noun

spo·rot·ri·chum spə-ˈrä-tri-kəm

capitalized : a genus of saprophytic or parasitic imperfect fungi of the family Moniliaceae that formerly included the causative agent (Sporothrix schenckii) of sporotrichosis

plural sporotricha -kə

: any fungus of the genus Sporotrichum

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“Sporotrichum.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/sporotrichum. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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