genus ustilago

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   type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the loose smuts

   SynonymsUstilago

   Broaderfungus genus

Questions about genus ustilago

What does genus ustilago mean?

genus ustilago means "type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the loose smuts".

What is another word for genus ustilago?

Close synonyms include Ustilago. 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 ustilago a common word?

genus ustilago 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.