genus trichophyton

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   a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm and favus

   SynonymsTrichophyton

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofMoniliaceae

Questions about genus trichophyton

What does genus trichophyton mean?

genus trichophyton means "a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm and favus".

What is another word for genus trichophyton?

Close synonyms include Trichophyton. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus trichophyton a common word?

genus trichophyton is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.