botrytis
[boh-trahy-tis]
- any imperfect fungus of the genus Botrytis, having the conidia in grapelike bunches: a major cause of plant disease.
- noble rot.
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Species of Mucor, Botrytis, and other fungi, may also be met with.
Disease in PlantsH. Marshall Ward
The Botrytis infestans, "attacks the leaves and stems of potatoes."
Snowdrops are sometimes attacked with a kind of mildew known scientifically as Botrytis galanthina.
Beautiful Bulbous PlantsJohn Weathers
They were covered with mould, consisting chiefly of a species of Mucor, and one also of Botrytis or Botryosporium.
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 PotatoD. H. Compton and Pierre Blot
botrytis
- 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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