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 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

Invasive shothole borers have sickened at least 65 varieties of SoCal urban trees — such as box elders, maples, willows, sycamores, oaks and cottonwoods — by infesting them with their primary food source, fusarium fungus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 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 Work, Paul