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potato wart fungus

potato wart fungus

7.5
A fungus that makes wart-like lumps on potatoes
  • noun
  • /pəˈteɪtoʊ wɑrt ˈfʌŋɡəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hongo de la verruga de la papa
  • The potato wart fungus can devastate potato crops if not controlled.

Examples

  • Strict quarantine is necessary to prevent the spread of potato wart fungus.

  • Farmers must identify the potato wart fungus early.

  • Researchers are developing resistant potato varieties to combat potato wart fungus.

  • The potato wart fungus can devastate crops.

  • Researchers are developing resistant potato varieties to combat potato wart fungus.

  • Strict quarantine is necessary to prevent the spread of potato wart fungus.

  • The potato wart fungus can devastate potato crops if not controlled.

Synonyms

Synchytrium endobioticum
vspotato wart fungus
  • Specialized
9.9

A fungus that makes warty growths on potatoes and lowers crop yield

is the general term for any fungus causing that disease rather than one species

Surface Forms

potato wart fungus singular
potato wart fungi plural

Morphology

potato + wart + fungus

The phrase is fully compositional: 'potato' specifies the host, 'wart' names the type of growth/damage, and 'fungus' denotes the pathogen, so the meaning — a fungus that causes wart-like disease on potatoes — is directly inferable from the parts. This literal noun+noun+noun construction follows standard English compounding and has clear parallels in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should understand it.

Etymology

Potato wart fungus names a fungus that makes potatoes grow hard, rough lumps like warts on their skin. That's why the name means the fungus that causes the serious 'potato wart' disease.