THIELAVIA BASICOLA

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Meaning:

Fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families

Synonyms:

brown root rot fungus; Thielavia basicola

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Thielavia basicola" 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 ("Thielavia basicola" is a member of...):

genus Thielavia; Thielavia (genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some conidia borne in chains; cause root rot)

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