Beauveria

See also: beauveria

Translingual

Etymology

Named after French botanist and mycologist Jean Beauverie (1874–1938) +‎ -ia (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Beauveria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cordycipitaceae – several imperfect fungi used in biological control of insects.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Pezizomycotina – subphylum; Sordariomycetes – class; Hypocreomycetidae – subclass; Hypocreales – order; Cordycipitaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Beauveria bassiana - type species

Descendants

• ⇒ English: beauvericin

References

• Beauveria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Beauveria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• “Beauveria”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.