| NOUN | plant | clubroot fungus, Plasmodiophora brassicae | a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions / distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants |
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| Meaning | A fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions / distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants. | |
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| Synonym | Plasmodiophora brassicae | |
| Member of | Plasmodiophora, genus Plasmodiophora | type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds |
| Broader | fungus | An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter |
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