PLASMODIOPHORA

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Meaning:

Type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds

Synonyms:

genus Plasmodiophora; Plasmodiophora

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Plasmodiophora"):

clubroot fungus; Plasmodiophora brassicae (a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants)

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

family Plasmodiophoraceae; Plasmodiophoraceae (family of fungi often causing hypertrophy in seed plants)