CLUBROOT FUNGUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants

Synonyms:

clubroot fungus; Plasmodiophora brassicae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("clubroot fungus" 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 ("clubroot fungus" is a member of...):

genus Plasmodiophora; Plasmodiophora (type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds)

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