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verticillium

noun
ver·ti·cil·li·um

Definition of verticillium 

1 capitalized : a genus of imperfect fungi (order Moniliales) having conidia borne singly at the apex of whorled branchlets and including several that cause destructive wilts in plants — see verticilliosis

2 plural -s : a fungus of the genus Verticillium

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