Ceratocystis

/ˌsɛrətoʊˈsɪstɪs/ noun

A genus of fungi that includes pathogenic species capable of infecting trees and causing serious plant diseases like Dutch elm disease.

From Greek 'keras' (horn) + 'kystis' (bladder, pouch). Named for the horn-shaped fruiting structures these fungi produce when reproducing.

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