ERYSIPHALES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants

Synonyms:

Erysiphales; order Erysiphales

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Erysiphales" is a kind of...):

fungus order (the order of fungi)

Meronyms (members of "Erysiphales"):

Erysiphaceae; family Erysiphaceae (family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews)

Holonyms ("Erysiphales" is a member of...):

class Pyrenomycetes; Pyrenomycetes (class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium; includes powdery mildews and ergot and Neurospora)