phytophthora

See also: Phytophthora

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the New Latin genus Phytophthora, from Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) + φθορᾱ́ (phthorā́, “destruction, ruin”).

Noun

phytophthora (plural phytophthoras)

  1. Any of many parasitic pseudofungi, of the genus Phytophthora, that cause brown rot in plants.
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