oidium
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Definition of oidium
1a : 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 (such as an oidium)
— called also
arthrospore
2 : a powdery mildew especially of grapes caused by an oidium
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oidium
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Medical Definition of oidium
1 capitalized : a genus of imperfect fungi of the family Moniliaceae including many which are now considered to be conidial stages of various powdery mildews
2
plural oidia\-ē-ə
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: any fungus of the genus Oidium
3 plural oidia : arthroconidium
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