phytophthora

See also: Phytophthora

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the translingual Phytophthora (genus name), from Ancient Greek φῡτόν (phūtón, plant) + φθορᾱ́ (phthorā́, destruction, ruin).

Noun

phytophthora (plural phytophthoras)

  1. Any of many parasitic pseudofungi, of the genus Phytophthora, that cause brown rot in plants.