fusarium

[ fyoo-zair-ee-uhm ]

noun

, plural fu·sar·i·a [fyoo-, zair, -ee-, uh].

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fusarium¹

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

Example Sentences

The infection in the Fusarium wilt appears to come entirely from the soil.

From Project Gutenberg

The vascular bundles of affected plants were browned as in Verticillium or Fusarium wilt and in some bacterial diseases.

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

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