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GENUS ERYSIPHE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Erysiphe mean?
• GENUS ERYSIPHE (noun)
The noun GENUS ERYSIPHE has 1 sense:
1. genus of powdery mildews
Familiarity information: GENUS ERYSIPHE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of powdery mildews
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Erysiphe; genus Erysiphe
Hypernyms ("genus Erysiphe" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "genus Erysiphe"):
powdery mildew (any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface)
Holonyms ("genus Erysiphe" is a member of...):
Erysiphaceae; family Erysiphaceae (family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews)
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