genus phytophthora

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   destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants

   SynonymsPhytophthora

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofPythiaceae

Questions about genus phytophthora

What does genus phytophthora mean?

genus phytophthora means "destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants".

What is another word for genus phytophthora?

Close synonyms include Phytophthora. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus phytophthora a common word?

genus phytophthora is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.