albugo

3 definitions found

albugo - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

  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]

albugo - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Albugo
      n 1: type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts
           [syn: Albugo, genus Albugo]