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PLASMODIOPHORA BRASSICAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants
Synonyms:
clubroot fungus; Plasmodiophora brassicae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Plasmodiophora brassicae" 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 ("Plasmodiophora brassicae" is a member of...):
genus Plasmodiophora; Plasmodiophora (type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds)
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