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BLUE MOLD FUNGUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves
Synonyms:
blue mold fungus; Peronospora tabacina
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("blue mold fungus" is a kind of...):
downy mildew; false mildew (any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons)
Holonyms ("blue mold fungus" is a member of...):
genus Peronospora; Peronospora (genus of destructive downy mildews)