ALBUGO

Albugo, genus Albugo

(noun) type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

albugo (plural albugos or albugoes)

(dated) A leucoma.

Source: Wiktionary


Al*bu"go, n.; pl. Albugines. Etym: [L., whiteness, fr. albus white.] (Med.)

Definition: Same as Leucoma.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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