Saprolegnian.

/saprəʊˈlɛɡnɪə/

Etymology: modern Latin, < Greek σαπρός putrid + λέγνον border.

Botany.

A genus of fungi (the type of the N.O. Saprolegnieæ or Saprolegniaceæ), which chiefly infests the bodies of fish.

ΘΚΠ

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silkworm rot1855

Saprolegnia1866

ray fungus1884

1866 Berkeley in J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. at Saprolegnieæ The same animal has been observed, when immersed, to produce a Saprolegnia, and when surrounded merely by air to produce a Mucor.

1882 T. H. Huxley in Nature 9 Mar. 438/2 I tried some experiments on the transplantation of the Saprolegnia of the living salmon to dead animal bodies.

1885 E. Klein Micro-org. 146 Saprolegnia: colourless tubular threads, forming gelatinous masses on living and dead animal and vegetable matter in fresh water.

Derivatives

saproˈlegnious adj. (see quot. 1900).

ΚΠ

1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms Saprolegnious, allied to the genus Saprolegnia.

saproˈlegnized adj. diseased with saprolegnia.

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1882 T. H. Huxley in Nature 9 Mar. 439/1 The conditions under which my saprolegnised flies were placed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	saprolegnia
释义	Saprolegnian. /saprəʊˈlɛɡnɪə/ Etymology: modern Latin, < Greek σαπρός putrid + λέγνον border. Botany. A genus of fungi (the type of the N.O. Saprolegnieæ or Saprolegniaceæ), which chiefly infests the bodies of fish. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > harmful or parasitic fungi > [noun] > fungus causing disease in animals silkworm rot1855 Saprolegnia1866 ray fungus1884 1866 Berkeley in J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. at Saprolegnieæ The same animal has been observed, when immersed, to produce a Saprolegnia, and when surrounded merely by air to produce a Mucor. 1882 T. H. Huxley in Nature 9 Mar. 438/2 I tried some experiments on the transplantation of the Saprolegnia of the living salmon to dead animal bodies. 1885 E. Klein Micro-org. 146 Saprolegnia: colourless tubular threads, forming gelatinous masses on living and dead animal and vegetable matter in fresh water. Derivatives saproˈlegnious adj. (see quot. 1900). ΚΠ 1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms Saprolegnious, allied to the genus Saprolegnia. saproˈlegnized adj. diseased with saprolegnia. ΚΠ 1882 T. H. Huxley in Nature 9 Mar. 439/1 The conditions under which my saprolegnised flies were placed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1866
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