NOUN | plant | Plasmodiophora brassicae, clubroot fungus | 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 | clubroot fungus | |
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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