rhizoctonia
/ˌraɪzɒkˈtəʊnɪə/noun
mass noun
1- a common soil fungus that sometimes causes plant diseases such as damping off, foot rot, and eyespot丝核菌。
1.1
- Genus Rhizoctonia, subdivision Deuteromycotina, in particular R. solani丝核菌属, 半知菌亚门, 尤指立枯丝核菌。
词源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin (genus name), from Greek rhiza 'root' + ktonos 'murder'.