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botrytis

botrytis noun: any fungus of the genus Botrytis, especially Botrytis cinerea which is responsible for the formation of noble rot on grapes.

Noun

botrytis (usually uncountable, plural botrytises)

  1. (usually) Any fungus of the genus Botrytis, especially Botrytis cinerea which is responsible for the formation of noble rot on grapes.

Forms of botrytis

pluralbotrytises

Origin of botrytis

From translingual Botrytis. Blend of Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus) + -itis, from Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus, “(bunch of) grapes”) + -itis (“disease”) (from New Latin -itis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”)).

Words formed from botrytis

Questions about botrytis

What does botrytis mean?
Botrytis means any fungus of the genus Botrytis, especially Botrytis cinerea which is responsible for the formation of noble rot on grapes.
What part of speech is botrytis?
Botrytis is a noun.
What is the plural of botrytis?
The plural of botrytis is botrytises.

Words near botrytis in the dictionary

  1. botryosphaeriaceous
  2. botrytic
  3. botryticidal
  4. botryticide
  5. botryticides
  6. botrytis
  7. botrytisation
  8. botrytise
  9. botrytised
  10. botrytises
  11. botrytising

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