What is another word for Oidium?

Pronunciation: [ˈɔ͡ɪdi͡əm] (IPA)

Oidium is a type of fungus that affects plants and crops, causing white powdery patches on the leaves and stems. Some synonyms for Oidium include powdery mildew, white mold, or white rust. These terms are often used interchangeably to describe the same type of fungal disease that affects a wide range of plants, including grapes, roses, cucumbers, and potatoes. Oidium is a common problem in humid climates where the temperature and moisture levels are just right for the fungus to thrive. Gardeners and farmers use various methods to control and prevent Oidium, including removing infected plant parts, using fungicides, and maintaining optimal growing conditions for plants.

What are the hypernyms for Oidium?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    fungi, Plant Diseases, plant pathogens.

Usage examples for Oidium

In Oidium the mostly simple threads break up into joints.
"Fungi: Their Nature and Uses"
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
The vine disease is produced by a species of Oidium, which is also classed with Mucedines, but which is really the conidiiferous form of Erysiphe.
"Fungi: Their Nature and Uses"
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
All those statements on the sphere of form and connection, which have for their basis such a superficial work, and are not based on the clear exposition of the continuity of development, as by the origin of the connection of the Mucor with Penicillium, Oidium lactis and Mucor, Oidium and Penicillium, are rejected as unfounded.
"Fungi: Their Nature and Uses"
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

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