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Plasmopara

noun
Plas·mop·a·ra | \plazˈmäpərə\

Definition of Plasmopara 

: a genus of downy mildews (family Peronosporaceae) having conidiophores that are blunt-tipped and branched at nearly right angles — see grape mildew sense 2

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History and Etymology for Plasmopara

New Latin, from plasm- + -para (from Latin parere to bring forth)

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