BOTTOM ROT FUNGUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bottom rot fungus mean? 

• BOTTOM ROT FUNGUS (noun)
  The noun BOTTOM ROT FUNGUS has 1 sense:

1. fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce

  Familiarity information: BOTTOM ROT FUNGUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOTTOM ROT FUNGUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bottom rot fungus; Corticium solani

Hypernyms ("bottom rot 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 ("bottom rot 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)