BLUE MOLD FUNGUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves

Synonyms:

blue mold fungus; Peronospora tabacina

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("blue mold fungus" is a kind of...):

downy mildew; false mildew (any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons)

Holonyms ("blue mold fungus" is a member of...):

genus Peronospora; Peronospora (genus of destructive downy mildews)

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