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PERONOSPORA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus of destructive downy mildews

Synonyms:

genus Peronospora; Peronospora

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Peronospora" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Peronospora"):

blue mold fungus; Peronospora tabacina (fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves)

onion mildew; Peronospora destructor (fungus causing a downy mildew on onions)

Peronospora hyoscyami; tobacco mildew (fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco)

Holonyms ("Peronospora" is a member of...):

family Peronosporaceae; Peronosporaceae (parasitic fungi: downy mildews)

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