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PYTHIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any fungus of the genus Pythium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pythium" 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pythium"):
damping off fungus; Pythium debaryanum (fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings)
Holonyms ("pythium" is a member of...):
genus Pythium (destructive root-parasitic fungi)
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