botrytis

[boh-trahy-tis]

noun

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

Origin of botrytis

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

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Historical Examples of botrytis

Species of Mucor, Botrytis, and other fungi, may also be met with.
Disease in Plants
H. Marshall Ward
The Botrytis infestans, "attacks the leaves and stems of potatoes."
Epidemics Examined and Explained: or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease
John Grove
Snowdrops are sometimes attacked with a kind of mildew known scientifically as Botrytis galanthina.
Beautiful Bulbous Plants
John Weathers
They were covered with mould, consisting chiefly of a species of Mucor, and one also of Botrytis or Botryosporium.
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3
Various
The final or culminating cause of the disease known as the "potato-rot" is Botrytis (peronospora) infestans.
The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato; and How to Cook the Potato
D. H. Compton and Pierre Blot

British Dictionary definitions for botrytis

botrytis

noun

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

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