plasmodiophora brassicae

1. 1.

   a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants

   Synonymsclubroot fungus

   Broaderfungus

   Part ofPlasmodiophora

Questions about plasmodiophora brassicae

What does plasmodiophora brassicae mean?

plasmodiophora brassicae means "a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants".

What is another word for plasmodiophora brassicae?

Close synonyms include clubroot fungus. 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 plasmodiophora brassicae a common word?

plasmodiophora brassicae 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.