botrytis

[ boh-trahy-tis ]

/ boʊˈtraɪ tɪs /

noun

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

noble rot.

Nearby words

botryoid, botryoid sarcoma, botryoidal, botryomycosis, botryose, botrytis, botrytis rot, bots, botsares, botswana, bott

Origin of botrytis

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

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Examples from the Web for botrytis

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
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
Snowdrops are sometimes attacked with a kind of mildew known scientifically as Botrytis galanthina.
Beautiful Bulbous Plants|John Weathers
Species of Mucor, Botrytis, and other fungi, may also be met with.
Disease in Plants|H. Marshall Ward

These conidioid forms were at first described as a separate species under the name of Botrytis Jonesii.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses|Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

British Dictionary definitions for botrytis

botrytis

/ (bɒtˈraɪtɪs) /

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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