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verticillium

verticillium noun: any of many fungi, of the genus Verticillium, that cause wilt in plants.

verticillium: any of many fungi, of the genus Verticillium, that cause wilt in plants
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Noun

verticillium

  1. Any of many fungi, of the genus Verticillium, that cause wilt in plants

Origin of verticillium

From the genus name.

Questions about verticillium

What does verticillium mean?
Verticillium means any of many fungi, of the genus Verticillium, that cause wilt in plants.
What part of speech is verticillium?
Verticillium is a noun.

Words near verticillium in the dictionary

  1. verticillated
  2. verticillately
  3. verticillatine
  4. verticillation
  5. verticilli
  6. verticillium
  7. verticillus
  8. verticils
  9. verticities
  10. verticity
  11. verticle

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