| 单词 | water mould |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater mould water mould n. Biology an oomycete, esp. one of the order Saprolegniales (the members of which are mainly saprobes found in aquatic environments). ΚΠ 1882 Ann. Rep. Inspectors Salmon Fisheries Eng. & Wales 1881 13 They [sc. the Saprolegniæ] may be defined as a kind of water-moulds, which usually live at the expense of dead and submerged animal and vegetable substances. 1950 L. E. Hawker Physiol. Fungi iv. 124 The cell walls of most fungi do not consist of true cellulose, although those of certain groups, notably the water moulds or Saprolegniales, do. 2009 New Scientist 12 Sept. 16/2 Blight is caused by an oomycete or water mould, Phytophthora infestans, related to brown algae. < as lemmas |
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