Pilobolus

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Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from the Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “felt, skullcap”) + βῶλος (bôlos, “lump”).

Proper noun

Pilobolus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pilobolaceae – certan fungi that grows on cow dung.

References

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