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

Etymology

Origin of fusarium

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

Example Sentences

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fusarium

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025

The only way to eradicate fusarium is to rip out plants and sow other crops like corn or grains which are not susceptible to the fungus, the FAO says.

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 Paul Work