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GENUS USTILAGINOIDEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Ustilaginoidea mean?
• GENUS USTILAGINOIDEA (noun)
The noun GENUS USTILAGINOIDEA has 1 sense:
1. genus of imperfect fungi causing plant diseases like smut
Familiarity information: GENUS USTILAGINOIDEA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of imperfect fungi causing plant diseases like smut
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Ustilaginoidea; Ustilaginoidea
Hypernyms ("genus Ustilaginoidea" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "genus Ustilaginoidea"):
green smut fungus; Ustilaginoidea virens (fungus causing green smut in rice)
Holonyms ("genus Ustilaginoidea" is a member of...):
Dematiaceae; family Dematiaceae (family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or conidia)
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