Translingual

Botrytis cinerea on citrus fruit

Proper noun

Botrytis f

1. 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

English

Noun

botrytis ‎(usually uncountable, plural botrytises)

1. Any fungus of the genus Botrytis, especially Botrytis cinerea that is responsible for the formation of noble rot on grapes.