botrytis
Americannoun
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any imperfect fungus of the genus Botrytis, having the conidia in grapelike bunches: a major cause of plant disease.
noun
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any of a group of fungi of the genus Botrytis , several of which cause plant diseases
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winemaking a fungus of this genus, Botrytis cinerea , which causes noble rot
Etymology
Origin of botrytis
< New Latin (1832) < Greek bótry ( s ) bunch of grapes + New Latin -( ī ) tis -itis
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Freshly-harvested roses, for instance, are then dipped into a chemical mixture to protect them from the fungus, botrytis.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2022
A: This sounds like botrytis blight, a fungal disease.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
Other ways of making sweet wine include air-drying grapes, as in Amarone; harvesting grapes shriveled by botrytis cinerea, the noble rot, as in Sauternes; or fortifying, adding neutral spirits to stop fermentation, as in port.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2019
The nets evidently had harbored botrytis spores and induced the rot on the next vintage.
From Washington Post
Clavaria botrytis, P., and Clavaria aurea, Schæff., are large and beautiful species, but rare with us; they extend also into the United States.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
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