fusarium

American

[fyoo-zair-ee-uhm] / fyuˈzɛər i əm /

noun

plural

fusaria

any fungus of the genus Fusarium, occurring primarily in temperate regions and causing a variety of diseases in plants and animals, producing in humans a loss of fingernails and sometimes blindness.

Etymology

Origin of fusarium

< New Latin (1832), equivalent to Latin fūs ( us ) spindle + -ārium -ary

Example Sentences

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The fusarium wilt fungus was born in California; it goes after vulnerable palms.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

The government has banned the transport of seeds between the three states where fusarium has been detected, according to growers associations.

From Reuters • May 10, 2023

Fusarium grows on wheat in the field and can cause a common agricultural plant disease called fusarium head blight or scab.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2023

He is launching another variety — SevenTY III — that resists a strain of fusarium that is a major bane to growers in Florida.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2014

The principal measures that are widely used are seed treatment against damping off, use of resistant strains against fusarium wilt and application of bordeaux mixture against leaf blights.

From The Tomato by Work, Paul

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