botrytis

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noun

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

Origintranslingual Botrytis ← Ancient Greek βότρυς ← New Latin -itis →
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Meanings

nounbotrytis (usually uncountable, plural botrytises)

plural botrytises

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek-ῖτις“pertaining to”
  2. New Latin-itis
  3. Ancient Greekβότρυς“(bunch of) grapes”
  4. translingualBotrytis
  5. Englishbotrytis

From translingual Botrytis. Blend of Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus) + -itis, from Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus, “(bunch of) grapes”) + -itis (“disease”) (from New Latin -itis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”)).

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APA

botrytis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botrytis

MLA

“botrytis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botrytis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “botrytis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botrytis.

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