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PERONOSPORA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of destructive downy mildews
Synonyms:
genus Peronospora; Peronospora
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Peronospora" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "Peronospora"):
blue mold fungus; Peronospora tabacina (fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves)
onion mildew; Peronospora destructor (fungus causing a downy mildew on onions)
Peronospora hyoscyami; tobacco mildew (fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco)
Holonyms ("Peronospora" is a member of...):
family Peronosporaceae; Peronosporaceae (parasitic fungi: downy mildews)
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