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Erysiphe

noun

genus of powdery mildews

• Syn: ↑genus Erysiphe

• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Erysiphaceae, ↑family Erysiphaceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑powdery mildew

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\\ˌerəˈsī(ˌ)fē\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek erysi- red + siphōn tube — more at erysipelas, siphon

: a genus of powdery mildews (family Erysiphaceae) having perithecia with several asci and with usually unbranched appendages resembling hyphae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.