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GENUS ERYSIPHE

Pronunciation (US):

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Meaning:

Genus of powdery mildews

Synonyms:

Erysiphe; genus Erysiphe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("genus Erysiphe" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "genus Erysiphe"):

powdery mildew (any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface)

Holonyms ("genus Erysiphe" is a member of...):

Erysiphaceae; family Erysiphaceae (family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews)

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