- verticillium wilt
- noun Etymology: New Latin Verticillium, from verticillus Date: 1916 a wilt disease of various plants that is caused by a soil-borne imperfect fungus (genus Verticillium)
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verticillium wilt — [vʉr΄tə sil′ē əm] n. a common plant disease caused by fungi (genus Verticillium) and characterized by yellow leaves and drooping stems … English World dictionary
verticillium wilt — noun : verticilliosis * * * /verr teuh sil ee euhm/, Plant Pathol. a disease affecting many temperate climate plants in hot weather, caused by soil inhabiting fungi of the genus Verticillium and characterized by wilt, dulling or yellowing of leaf … Useful english dictionary
verticillium wilt — /verr teuh sil ee euhm/, Plant Pathol. a disease affecting many temperate climate plants in hot weather, caused by soil inhabiting fungi of the genus Verticillium and characterized by wilt, dulling or yellowing of leaf color, and withering near… … Universalium
Verticillium — Taxobox name = Lecanicillium = Verticillium regnum = Fungi phylum = Ascomycota Anamorphic Hypocreales classis = Incertae sedis genus = Verticillium genus authority = Nees subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See text Verticillium is a genus… … Wikipedia
wilt — wilt1 /wilt/, v.i. 1. to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither. 2. to lose strength, vigor, assurance, etc.: to wilt after a day s hard work. v.t. 3. to cause to wilt. n. 4. the act of wilting, or the state of being wilted: a… … Universalium
Verticillium dahliae — Taxobox name = Verticillium dahliae regnum = Fungi phylum = Ascomycota classis = Sordariomycetes subclassis = Hypocreomycetidae ordo = Hypocreales familia = Incertae sedis genus = Verticillium species = V. dahliae binomial = Verticillium dahliae… … Wikipedia
verticillium — /vɜtəˈsɪliəm/ (say vertuh sileeuhm) noun a disease of plants caused by fungi of the genus Verticillium; wilt …
wilt — I. /wɪlt / (say wilt) verb (i) 1. to become limp and drooping, as a fading flower; wither. 2. to lose strength, vigour, assurance, etc. –verb (t) 3. to cause to wilt. –noun 4. the act of wilting. 5. a spell of depression, lassitude, or dizziness …
verticillium — noun Any of many fungi, of the genus Verticillium, that cause wilt in plants … Wiktionary
verticillium — [ˌvə:tɪ sɪlɪəm] noun a fungus causing wilt in plants. [Genus Verticillium.] Origin mod. L., from L. verticillus whorl of a spindle … English new terms dictionary
