PERONOSPORA TABACINA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Peronospora tabacina mean? 

• PERONOSPORA TABACINA (noun)
  The noun PERONOSPORA TABACINA has 1 sense:

1. fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves

  Familiarity information: PERONOSPORA TABACINA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERONOSPORA TABACINA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

blue mold fungus; Peronospora tabacina

Hypernyms ("Peronospora tabacina" is a kind of...):

downy mildew; false mildew (any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons)

Holonyms ("Peronospora tabacina" is a member of...):

genus Peronospora; Peronospora (genus of destructive downy mildews)