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.