fusarium

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UK/fjuːˈzɛəɹi.əm/US/fjuˈzɛɹi.əm/

noun

Any of various fungi, of the genus Fusarium, some of which are pathogenic to plants and animals.

Origintranslingual Fusarium ← Latin fusus →
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Meanings

nounfusarium (plural fusariums or fusaria)

plural fusariums · plural fusaria

  1. biologyAny of various fungi, of the genus Fusarium, some of which are pathogenic to plants and animals.

Origin

  1. Latinfusus“spindle”
  2. translingualFusarium
  3. Englishfusarium

From translingual Fusarium, from Latin fusus (“spindle”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fusarium

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Cite this entry
APA

fusarium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fusarium

MLA

“fusarium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fusarium. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fusarium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fusarium.

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