botrytis

bo try tis |bōˈtrītis boʊˈtraɪtɪs | ▶noun a fungus that forms a grayish powdery mold on a variety of organic matter. It causes a number of fungal plant diseases, including chocolate spot, and is deliberately cultivated (as noble rot ) on the grapes used for certain wines. [Genus Botrytis, phylum Ascomycota: numerous species, in particular the gray mold B. cinerea. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek botrus ‘cluster of grapes. ’

botrytis

botrytis |bəˈtrʌɪtɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a greyish powdery mould which causes a number of plant diseases and is deliberately cultivated (as noble rot ) on the grapes used for certain wines. ●Genus Botrytis, subdivision Deuteromycotina (or Ascomycotina ), in particular the grey mould B. cinerea. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek botrus ‘cluster of grapes ’.