NOUN | plant | genus Phytophthora, Phytophthora | destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants |
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Meaning | destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants. | |
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Synonym | Phytophthora | |
Member of | Pythiaceae, family Pythiaceae | fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores |
Members | Phytophthora citrophthora | Causes brown rot gummosis in citrus fruits |
Phytophthora infestans | fungus causing late blight in solanaceous plants especially tomatoes and potatoes | |
Broader | fungus genus | Includes lichen genera |
Spanish | genus phytophthora, phytophthora | |
Catalan | genus phytophthora, phytophthora |
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