Beauveria
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See also: beauveria
Translingual
Etymology
Named after French botanist and mycologist Jean Beauverie (1874–1938) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun
Beauveria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cordycipitaceae – several imperfect fungi used in biological control of insects.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Pezizomycotina – subphylum; Sordariomycetes – class; Hypocreomycetidae – subclass; Hypocreales – order; Cordycipitaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Beauveria bassiana - type species
Descendants
- ⇒ English: beauvericin
References
Beauveria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Beauveria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- “Beauveria”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
