Fusarium
[fyoo-zair-ee-uh m] /fyuˈzɛər i əm/
noun, plural fusaria
[fyoo-zair-ee-uh] /fyuˈzɛər i ə/ (Show IPA)
1.
any fungus of the genus Fusarium, occurring primarily in temperate regions and causing a variety of diseases in plants and animals, producing in humans a loss of fingernails and sometimes blindness.
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