ERYSIPHE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Erysiphe mean? 

• ERYSIPHE (noun)
  The noun ERYSIPHE has 1 sense:

1. genus of powdery mildews

  Familiarity information: ERYSIPHE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ERYSIPHE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of powdery mildews

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Erysiphe; genus Erysiphe

Hypernyms ("Erysiphe" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Erysiphe"):

powdery mildew (any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface)

Holonyms ("Erysiphe" is a member of...):

Erysiphaceae; family Erysiphaceae (family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews)