Botrytis

See also: botrytis

Translingual

Botrytis cinerea on citrus fruit

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Botrytis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Sclerotiniaceae – grey molds that infect plants, of many commercially important kinds, including grapes.

Synonyms

(genus): Botryotinia (teleomorph)

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subphylum; Leotiomycetes - class; Helotiales - order; Sclerotiniaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Botrytis cinerea - type species; for the numerous other species see Botrytis at MycoBank

Descendants

English: botrytis

References

Botrytis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Botrytis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Botrytis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Botrytis at MycoBank
Botrytis on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Botrytis at Encyclopedia of Life
Botrytis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Botrytis at World Register of Marine Species

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