neoformans

Translingual

Etymology

From neo- + fōrmāns (“shaping, forming”).

Adjective

neoformans

1. (taxonomy) a specific epithet, e.g. of Cryptococcus neoformans, a yeast-like fungi which may cause cryptococcosis in humans.

Derived terms

• Cryptococcus neoformans
• Filobasidiella neoformans