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Phytophthora
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phytophthora
Translingual
thumb|Phytophthora infestans on potatoes
Etymology
Coined by Heinrich Anton de Bary in 1875 from mul grc φυτόν plant + grc φθορᾱ́ destruction, ruin.
Proper noun
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genus family Peronosporaceae plant-damaging en water molds, each species being fairly host-specific
Hypernyms
genus ; Oomycetes class class; Peronosporidae subclass subclass; Peronosporales order order; Peronosporaceae family family
Hyponyms
genus Phytophthora infestans species type species; for other species see 1
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