单词 | isaria |
释义 | Isarian. Botany. A genus of filamentous moulds, some species of which attack and destroy insects, especially Hymenoptera. It is now believed that many of the species are merely sporiferous forms of other fungi. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > harmful or parasitic fungi > [noun] > mould or mildew fenOE mildew1340 moulda1400 moul1440 vinny1538 hoar1548 mouldingc1610 vinegar-plant1797 moulder1817 mucor1818 vinegar mother1839 leaf rust1859 wood-mould1869 Isaria1874 grease mould1882 brown mould1883 pourriture noble1911 fumagine1913 1874 M. C. Cooke Fungi 7 Wasps, spiders, moths, and butterflies become enveloped in a kind of mould named Isaria, which constitutes the conidia of Torrubia. Derivatives isarioid adj. /ɪˈsɛərɪɔɪd/ [see -oid suffix] belonging to or resembling the genus Isaria. ΚΠ 1890 in Cent. Dict. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1874 |
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