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lycoperdonosis

lycoperdonosis noun: a respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of spores from mature puffballs.

Noun

lycoperdonosis (uncountable)

  1. A respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of spores from mature puffballs.

Origin of lycoperdonosis

From taxonomic name Lycoperdon + -osis.

Questions about lycoperdonosis

What does lycoperdonosis mean?
Lycoperdonosis means a respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of spores from mature puffballs.
What part of speech is lycoperdonosis?
Lycoperdonosis is a noun.

Words near lycoperdonosis in the dictionary

  1. lycopenoate
  2. lycopenoates
  3. lycopenodermia
  4. lycopenoic acid
  5. lycoperdaceous
  6. lycoperdonosis
  7. lycopersene
  8. lycophobia
  9. Lycophronian
  10. lycophyll
  11. lycophyte

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