phytophthora
noun
phy·toph·tho·ra
fīˈtäfthərə
1
capitalized : a genus of destructive parasitic fungi (family Pythiaceae) having conidia that usually act as sporangia especially under moist cool conditions and sporangiophores that are simple or branched see late blight, pythiacystis
2
plural -s
a
: any fungus of the genus Phytophthora
b
: a disease (as late blight) caused by such a fungus
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from phyt- + -phthora
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