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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the Albuginaceae ", 6 letters:
albugo

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Albugo is a genus of plant-parasitic oomycetes . Those are not true fungi ( Eumycota ), although many discussions of this organism still treat it as a fungus. The taxonomy of this genus is incomplete, but several species are plant pathogens . Albugo is ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context dated English) A leucoma.

Usage examples of albugo.

Then came another flash and a second man emerged before the administrator -- short, but with athletic shoulders, hair red as fire, albugo in one eye, a fang in his mouth .

The absurd, ugly fang disappeared without a trace, and the albugo on his eye proved false.