rhizoctonia
/ˌrʌɪzɒkˈtəʊnɪə
/noun [mass noun]
A common soil fungus that sometimes causes plant diseases such as damping off, foot rot, and eyespot.
- Genus Rhizoctonia, subdivision Deuteromycotina, in particular R. solani.
Origin
Late 19th century: modern Latin (genus name), from Greek rhiza 'root' + ktonos 'murder'.
- picketer
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- picket line
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- bloodwood
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- bloodworm
- bloodwort
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- Bloody Assizes
- bloodyback
- bloody-backed
- Bloody Bones
- Bloody Caesar
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- bloody dock
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