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PERONOSPORA HYOSCYAMI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Peronospora hyoscyami mean? 

PERONOSPORA HYOSCYAMI (noun)
  The noun PERONOSPORA HYOSCYAMI has 1 sense:

1. fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobaccoplay

  Familiarity information: PERONOSPORA HYOSCYAMI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PERONOSPORA HYOSCYAMI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Peronospora hyoscyami; tobacco mildew

Hypernyms ("Peronospora hyoscyami" is a kind of...):

downy mildew; false mildew (any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons)

Holonyms ("Peronospora hyoscyami" is a member of...):

genus Peronospora; Peronospora (genus of destructive downy mildews)


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