Rhizoctonia

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Rhizoctonia f

  1. Certain fungi that cause rot at the tips of plant roots
    1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the kingdom Fungi – about 100 species anamorphic fungi thought to be in the order Cantharellales, now considered developmental stages of fungi from species in phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota.
    2. A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratobasidiaceae – Rhizoctonia solani, the sole remaining accepted species.

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