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GENUS SYNCHYTRIUM

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Meaning:

Simple parasitic fungi including pond scum parasites

Synonyms:

genus Synchytrium; Synchytrium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "genus Synchytrium"):

pond-scum parasite (an aquatic fungus of genus Synchytriaceae that is parasitic on pond scum)

potato wart fungus; Synchytrium endobioticum (fungus causing potato wart disease in potato tubers)

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

family Synchytriaceae; Synchytriaceae (a fungus family of order Chytridiales)

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