Dermatophyte

Der‐mat″o‐phyte (dẽr‐măt″ō̍‐fīt or dẽr″mȧ‐tō̍‐fīt), n. [Gr. δέρμα, -ατοσ, skin + φυτόν plant.] (Med.) A vegetable parasite, infesting the skin.