USTILAGINOIDEA VIRENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ustilaginoidea virens mean? 

• USTILAGINOIDEA VIRENS (noun)
  The noun USTILAGINOIDEA VIRENS has 1 sense:

1. fungus causing green smut in rice

  Familiarity information: USTILAGINOIDEA VIRENS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• USTILAGINOIDEA VIRENS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fungus causing green smut in rice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

green smut fungus; Ustilaginoidea virens

Hypernyms ("Ustilaginoidea virens" 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 ("Ustilaginoidea virens" is a member of...):

genus Ustilaginoidea; Ustilaginoidea (genus of imperfect fungi causing plant diseases like smut)