cinnamon fungus

noun

A microscopic soil-borne water mold, Phytophthora cinnamomi, family Peronosporaceae, that destroys root systems causing plants to die through lack of water and nutrients.

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Meanings

nouncinnamon fungus (plural cinnamon fungi)

plural cinnamon fungi

  1. A microscopic soil-borne water mold, Phytophthora cinnamomi, family Peronosporaceae, that destroys root systems causing plants to die through lack of water and nutrients.
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APA

cinnamon fungus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamon%20fungus

MLA

“cinnamon fungus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamon%20fungus. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinnamon fungus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamon%20fungus.

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