botrytis

[ boh-trahy-tis ]

noun

1. any imperfect fungus of the genus Botrytis, having the conidia in grapelike bunches: a major cause of plant disease.
2. noble rot.

botrytis

/ bɒtˈraɪtɪs /

noun

1. any of a group of fungi of the genus Botrytis , several of which cause plant diseases
2. winemaking a fungus of this genus, Botrytis cinerea , which causes noble rot

Word History and Origins

Origin of botrytis¹

< New Latin (1832) < Greek bótry ( s ) bunch of grapes + New Latin -( ī ) tis -itis

Example Sentences

The Botrytis infestans, "attacks the leaves and stems of potatoes."

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This showy and remarkable species is set out from T. botrytis Pers.

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The spores are larger than in the red forms of T. botrytis as usually presented, smoother and of different color.

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The capillitium is like that of T. botrytis, but differs in the more open sculpture and the longer and smoother unwound tips.

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The final or culminating cause of the disease known as the "potato-rot" is Botrytis (peronospora) infestans.

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