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RHIZOCTINIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rhizoctinia mean? 

RHIZOCTINIA (noun)
  The noun RHIZOCTINIA has 1 sense:

1. any fungus now or formerly belonging to the form genus Rhizoctiniaplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


RHIZOCTINIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any fungus now or formerly belonging to the form genus Rhizoctinia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

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

form genus Rhizoctinia; genus Rhizoctinia (form genus of imperfect fungi some species of which are now placed in genera Pellicularia and Corticium because their perfect stages have been found)


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