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oidium

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Main Entry:
oid·i·um 
          Listen to the pronunciation of oidium
Pronunciation:
\ō-ˈi-dē-əm\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural -ia \-dē-ə\
Etymology:
New Latin, from o- + -idium
Date:
1857
1 a: any of a genus (Oidium of the family Moniliaceae) of imperfect fungi many of which are now considered to be conidial stages of various powdery mildews b: one of the small conidia borne in chains by various fungi (as an oidium) —called also arthrospore2: a powdery mildew especially of grapes caused by an oidium


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