BLUE MOLD FUNGUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blue mold fungus mean? 

• BLUE MOLD FUNGUS (noun)
  The noun BLUE MOLD FUNGUS has 1 sense:

1. fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves

  Familiarity information: BLUE MOLD FUNGUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLUE MOLD FUNGUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

blue mold fungus; Peronospora tabacina

Hypernyms ("blue mold fungus" is a kind of...):

downy mildew; false mildew (any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons)

Holonyms ("blue mold fungus" is a member of...):

genus Peronospora; Peronospora (genus of destructive downy mildews)