Definition of Peronospora destructor

1. Noun. Fungus causing a downy mildew on onions.

Exact synonyms: Onion Mildew
Group relationships: Genus Peronospora, Peronospora
Generic synonyms: Downy Mildew, False Mildew

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peronospora Destructor

Perodicticus
Perodicticus potto
Perognathus
Perognathus flavescens
Perognathus flavus
Perognathus hispidus
Peromyscus eremicus
Peromyscus gossypinus
Peromyscus leucopus
Peromyscus maniculatus
Peron
Peronism
Peronist
Peronists
Peronospora
Peronospora destructor (current term)
Peronospora hyoscyami
Peronospora tabacina
Peronosporaceae
Peronosporales
Perpendicular
Perpignan
Perrot
Perry
Perry Mason
Perry Mason moment
Persea
Persea Americana
Persea borbonia
Persean

Literary usage of Peronospora destructor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Micrographic Dictionary: A Guide to the Examination and Investigation of by John William Griffith, Arthur Henfrey (1875)
"B. (Peronospora) destructor. Fertile filaments grey, erect, scarcely septate ; branches alternate, the last forked, hooked, ..."

2. Annual Report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of by University of Wisconsin, Agricultural Experiment Station (1884)
"According to the laws of priority followed by some writers, it should go by the name Peronospora destructor (Berk.) Unger; but there are objections to this ..."

3. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1872)
"... that his crop of Onions was almost destroyed by a fungus, Peronospora destructor, very closely allied to the mould which causes the Potato-disease. ..."

4. The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and edited by [Anonymus AC02893924] (1863)
"The Blue Mould of cheese is a popular member of this family; and the Potato Blight (Peronospora destructor) is the most detested. It seems to spread through ..."

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