any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
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Pond-scum parasite
an aquatic fungus of genus Synchytriaceae that is parasitic on pond scum
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any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.a mold causing aspergillosis in birds and man
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the spores
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.fungus causing black root rot in apples
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.fungus causing bottom rot in lettuce
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales; "the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry th…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.fungus causing Dutch elm disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in Australia)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant;…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Microbiology, Biology, Infectious disease, Nature and environment, Plants.a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants
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An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants are kept.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: aquatic, fungus, genus, synchytriaceae, parasitic.any of numerous aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia some of whose leaves are modified as small urn-shaped bladders tha…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: aquatic, fungus, genus, synchytriaceae, parasitic.A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spik…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: aquatic, fungus, genus, synchytriaceae, parasitic.any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: aquatic, fungus, genus, synchytriaceae, parasitic.Cream; a substance resembling cream; yeast; scum.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: aquatic, fungus, genus, synchytriaceae, parasitic.To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: aquatic, fungus, genus, synchytriaceae, parasitic.The act of throwing up froth or scum; separation of the scum or impurities from liquids; scumming; clarification.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: aquatic, fungus, genus, synchytriaceae, parasitic.To free from spume or scum.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: aquatic, fungus, genus, synchytriaceae, parasitic.The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: aquatic, fungus, genus, synchytriaceae, parasitic.A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: aquatic, fungus, genus, synchytriaceae, parasitic.The white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids, or in the mouth of an animal,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: aquatic, fungus, genus, synchytriaceae, parasitic.web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: aquatic, fungus, genus, synchytriaceae, parasitic.
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