RHIZOCTINIA SOLANI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rhizoctinia solani mean? 

• RHIZOCTINIA SOLANI (noun)
  The noun RHIZOCTINIA SOLANI has 1 sense:

1. fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers

  Familiarity information: RHIZOCTINIA SOLANI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHIZOCTINIA SOLANI (noun)

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Meaning:

Fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Pellicularia filamentosa; potato fungus; Rhizoctinia solani

Hypernyms ("Rhizoctinia solani" 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 ("Rhizoctinia solani" is a member of...):

genus Pellicularia; Pellicularia (genus of fungi having the hymenium in the form of a crust; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia)