fusarium

[ fyoo-zair-ee-uh m ]

/ fyuˈzɛər i əm /

noun, plural fu·sar·i·a [fyoo-zair-ee-uh] /fyuˈzɛər i ə/.

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.

Nearby words

furunculus, fury, furze, fusain, fusan, fusarium, fusarium wilt, fuscous, fuse, fuse box, fused

Origin of fusarium

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

Examples from the Web for fusarium

The vascular bundles of affected plants were browned as in Verticillium or Fusarium wilt and in some bacterial diseases.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943|Various
The infection in the Fusarium wilt appears to come entirely from the soil.
Tomato Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Tomato|William Warner Tracy
Marglobe is a midseason variety, with large vine and foliage, resistant to fusarium and nailhead spot.
The Tomato|Paul Work