Albugo

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Leucoma \Leu*co"ma\ (l[-u]*k[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
     ley`kwma, fr. leyko`s white.] (Med.)
     A white opacity in the cornea of the eye; -- called also
     {albugo}.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  albugo \al*bu"go\ ([a^]l*b[=u]"g[-o]), n.; pl. {Albugines}
     ([a^]l*b[=u]"j[i^]*n[=e]z). [L., whiteness, fr. albus white.]
     (Med.)
     Same as {Leucoma}. [archaic]
     [1913 Webster + AS]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Albugo
       n : type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts
           [syn: {genus Albugo}]