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CERCOSPORA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cercospora mean?
• CERCOSPORA (noun)
The noun CERCOSPORA has 1 sense:
1. form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores
Familiarity information: CERCOSPORA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cercospora; genus Cercospora
Hypernyms ("Cercospora" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "Cercospora"):
Cercospora kopkei; yellow spot fungus (fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in Australia))
Holonyms ("Cercospora" is a member of...):
Dematiaceae; family Dematiaceae (family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or conidia)
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