fusarium

American  

[fyoo-zair-ee-uhm] / fjuˈzɛər i əm /

noun

• fusaria
  plural

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fusaria
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of fusarium

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

fusarium

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

With fusarium plaguing the agave that isn't being stolen, and foreign factories buying everything up, María is having trouble paying her employees full wages.

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2022

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

Marglobe is a midseason variety, with large vine and foliage, resistant to fusarium and nailhead spot.

From The Tomato by Paul Work

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