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botrytises

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bo⋅try⋅tis

  [boh-trahy-tis]
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–noun
1. any imperfect fungus of the genus Botrytis, having the conidia in grapelike bunches: a major cause of plant disease.
2. noble rot.
Origin:
< NL (1832) < Gk bótry(s) bunch of grapes + NL -(ī)tis -itis
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bo·try·tis   (bō-trī'tĭs)   
n.  

  1. Any of various fungi of the genus Botrytis responsible for numerous diseases of fruits and vegetables.

  2. Noble rot.


[New Latin, genus name, from Greek botrus, bunch of grapes.]
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