Examples of water mold in a Sentence
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Before placing the stem in ample water, to prevent desiccation, make sure to remove all leaves that would be submerged and would invite water mold.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
Plant roots can be infected by water molds (Phytophthora and Pythium) or fungi like Rhizoctonia and Fusarium.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
The pathogen, taking the form of a fungus-like microorganism (oomycete/water mold), has devastated potato and tomato plants throughout history.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
When grown in a field, pumpkins are among fields of fungi, bacteria, water molds and soil-dwelling animals.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
That sounds like one of the water mold funguses.
—Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 26 Nov. 2020
This is a water mold that spreads below ground by root contacts and swimming spores in soil water.
—oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2022
It’s a water mold fungus that splashes on the stems during rainstorms and careless irrigation.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 2 July 2021
These include ganoderma applanatum, large bracket mushrooms that cause wood decay; armillaria, a fungal root-rot; phytophthora, a destructive water mold and hypoxylon, a fast-growing fungal canker.
—Juhi Varma, Houston Chronicle, 28 Sep. 2020
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
Plant roots can be infected by water molds (Phytophthora and Pythium) or fungi like Rhizoctonia and Fusarium.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
The pathogen, taking the form of a fungus-like microorganism (oomycete/water mold), has devastated potato and tomato plants throughout history.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
When grown in a field, pumpkins are among fields of fungi, bacteria, water molds and soil-dwelling animals.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
That sounds like one of the water mold funguses.
—Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 26 Nov. 2020
This is a water mold that spreads below ground by root contacts and swimming spores in soil water.
—oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2022
It’s a water mold fungus that splashes on the stems during rainstorms and careless irrigation.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 2 July 2021
These include ganoderma applanatum, large bracket mushrooms that cause wood decay; armillaria, a fungal root-rot; phytophthora, a destructive water mold and hypoxylon, a fast-growing fungal canker.
—Juhi Varma, Houston Chronicle, 28 Sep. 2020
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“Water mold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20mold. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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