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PELLICULARIA FILAMENTOSA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers
Synonyms:
Pellicularia filamentosa; potato fungus; Rhizoctinia solani
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pellicularia filamentosa" is a kind of...):
fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
Holonyms ("Pellicularia filamentosa" is a member of...):
genus Pellicularia; Pellicularia (genus of fungi having the hymenium in the form of a crust; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia)