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Peronospora hyoscyami

Peronospora hyoscyami

9.9
A fungus that causes a white, fuzzy disease on growing tobacco plants
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Peronospora hyoscyami
  • Farmers monitor their fields closely for signs of Peronospora hyoscyami infection.

Examples

  • Peronospora hyoscyami can devastate tobacco crops if not properly managed.

  • Researchers have developed new treatments to protect plants from Peronospora hyoscyami.

  • Look out for Peronospora hyoscyami!

  • Farmers are concerned about Peronospora hyoscyami affecting their tobacco crops.

  • Peronospora hyoscyami can devastate tobacco crops if not properly managed.

  • Farmers monitor their fields closely for signs of Peronospora hyoscyami infection.

  • Farmers are concerned about Peronospora hyoscyami affecting their tobacco crops.

Synonyms

Peronospora tabacina
vsPeronospora hyoscyami
  • Specialized
9.9

A fungus that causes a serious disease in tobacco plants by making bluish grey mildew under the leaves

is a species that causes downy mildew on growing tobacco plants
blue mold fungus
vsPeronospora hyoscyami
  • Specialized
8.0

A disease that makes a bluish-grey growth on the lower side of tobacco leaves and damages the plants

is the species linked to downy mildew specifically on growing plants

Surface Forms

Peronospora hyoscyami singular
Peronospora hyoscyamis plural

Morphology

Peronospora + hyoscyami

This is a Latin binomial (genus + species): if a learner knows 'Peronospora' as a fungal genus they can infer the phrase refers to a species of that fungus, so part of the meaning (a fungal organism) is compositional. However, the species epithet 'hyoscyami' is obscure/non-dictionary and the specific host/disease information (downy mildew on tobacco) requires specialist knowledge, so the full meaning is not predictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Peronospora hyoscyami gets its name from the soft, grey 'down' it makes on leaves and from the plant name it was first linked to: Peronospora marks a group of 'downy' fungi and hyoscyami points to the host plant. So the name means a fungus that causes 'downy mildew' on tobacco plants.