GENUS RHIZOCTINIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Rhizoctinia mean? 

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

1. form genus of imperfect fungi some species of which are now placed in genera Pellicularia and Corticium because their perfect stages have been found

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

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• GENUS RHIZOCTINIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Form genus of imperfect fungi some species of which are now placed in genera Pellicularia and Corticium because their perfect stages have been found

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

form genus Rhizoctinia; genus Rhizoctinia

Hypernyms ("genus Rhizoctinia" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "genus Rhizoctinia"):

rhizoctinia (any fungus now or formerly belonging to the form genus Rhizoctinia)

Holonyms ("genus Rhizoctinia" is a member of...):

Mycelia Sterilia; order Mycelia Sterilia (order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage)