Botrytis
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Botrytis cinerea on citrus fruit
See also: botrytis
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus, “(bunch of) grapes”) + -itis (“disease”) (from New Latin -itis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”)).
Proper noun
Botrytis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sclerotiniaceae – grey molds that infect plants, of many commercially important kinds, including grapes.
Synonyms
- (genus): Botryotinia (teleomorph)
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Pezizomycotina – subphylum; Leotiomycetes – class; Helotiales – order; Sclerotiniaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Botrytis cinerea - type species; for the numerous other species see Botrytis at MycoBank
Descendants
- English: botrytis
References
Botrytis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Botrytis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Botrytis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Botrytis at MycoBank
- Botrytis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Botrytis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Botrytis at World Register of Marine Species
