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Definition of longicollous in English:

longicollous

Pronunciation /ˌlɒn(d)ʒɪˈkɒləs/

adjective

  • Long-necked; Mycology characterized by an ascocarp or perithecium with an elongated beak-like projection.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Walter Henry Snell (b. 1889).