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THIELAVIA BASICOLA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families
Synonyms:
brown root rot fungus; Thielavia basicola
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Thielavia basicola" 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 ("Thielavia basicola" is a member of...):
genus Thielavia; Thielavia (genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some conidia borne in chains; cause root rot)