fusarium
fu·sar·i·um
noun \fyü-ˈzer-ē-əm\Definition of FUSARIUM
: any of a genus (Fusarium) of ascomycetous fungi having curved septate conidia which includes forms that are important agents of plant disease and others that produce mycotoxins implicated in human and animal disease; also : a plant disease (as wilt or dry rot) caused by a fusarium
Origin of FUSARIUM
New Latin, from Latin fusus spindle
First Known Use: 1907
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