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UROCYSTIS CEPULAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Urocystis cepulae mean? 

UROCYSTIS CEPULAE (noun)
  The noun UROCYSTIS CEPULAE has 1 sense:

1. smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlingsplay

  Familiarity information: UROCYSTIS CEPULAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UROCYSTIS CEPULAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

onion smut; Urocystis cepulae

Hypernyms ("Urocystis cepulae" is a kind of...):

smut; smut fungus (any fungus of the order Ustilaginales)


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