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PINK DISEASE FUNGUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc
Synonyms:
Corticium salmonicolor; pink disease fungus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pink disease fungus" is a kind of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
Holonyms ("pink disease fungus" is a member of...):
Corticium; genus Corticium (genus of fungi having simple smooth sporophores; some are parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia)