botrytis

[ boh-trahy-tis ]

/ boʊˈtraɪ tɪs /

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noun

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

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Origin of botrytis

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

Words nearby botrytis

Botox, bo tree, botryoidal, botryomycosis, botryose, botrytis, botrytis rot, bots, Botsares, Botswana, bott

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How to use botrytis in a sentence

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
This showy and remarkable species is set out from T. botrytis Pers.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
The spores are larger than in the red forms of T. botrytis as usually presented, smoother and of different color.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
The capillitium is like that of T. botrytis, but differs in the more open sculpture and the longer and smoother unwound tips.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

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

/ (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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