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.
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Origin of fusarium
Words nearby fusarium
furunculus, fury, furze, fusain, fusan, fusarium, fusarium wilt, fuscous, fuse, fuse box, fused kidney
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Example sentences from the Web for fusarium
The vascular bundles of affected plants were browned as in Verticillium or Fusarium wilt and in some bacterial diseases.
The infection in the Fusarium wilt appears to come entirely from the soil.
Tomato Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Tomato|William Warner TracyMarglobe is a midseason variety, with large vine and foliage, resistant to fusarium and nailhead spot.
The Tomato|Paul Work