pythium

Other forms: pythiums

Definitions of pythium
  1. noun
    any fungus of the genus Pythium
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    types:
    Pythium debaryanum, damping off fungus
    fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings
    type of:
    fungus
    an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
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