psorosperm
English
editEtymology
editAncient Greek, meaning "itching seed".
Noun
editpsorosperm (plural psorosperms)
- (zoology, obsolete) A minute parasite, usually the young of Gregarinae, in the pseudonavicula stage.
References
edit- “psorosperm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.