POWDERY MILDEW

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Meaning:

Any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("powdery mildew" is a kind of...):

mildew (a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter)

Holonyms ("powdery mildew" is a member of...):

Erysiphe; genus Erysiphe (genus of powdery mildews)