Translingual

Phytophthora infestans on potatoes

Proper noun

Phytophthora f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pythiaceae – plant-damaging water molds, each species being fairly host-specific.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Heterokonta - superphylum; Pseudofungi - phylum; Oomycetes - class; Peronosporidae - subclass; Pythiales  order; Pythiaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Phytophthora infestans - type species; for other species see Phytophthora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

Wikispecies

Noun

phytophthora ‎(plural phytophthoras)

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