powdery mildew

noun

A mildew affecting many important food crops, caused by fungi of the order Erysiphales.

Meanings

nounpowdery mildew (countable and uncountable, plural powdery mildews)

plural powdery mildews

  1. countableuncountableA mildew affecting many important food crops, caused by fungi of the order Erysiphales.

Translations

Catalan oïdi
  • oïditype of mildew
Chinese Mandarin 白粉病
  • 白粉病 (báifěnbìng)type of mildew
Finnish härmäsieni
  • härmäsienitype of mildew
French oïdium
  • oïdiumtype of mildew
Italian oidio
  • oidiotype of mildew
Polish mączniak
  • mączniaktype of mildew
Romanian făinare
  • făinaretype of mildew
Spanish oídio, cenicilla
  • oídiotype of mildew
  • cenicillatype of mildew
  • cenizotype of mildew
Turkish külleme
  • küllemetype of mildew
Ukrainian ої́діум, борошни́ста роса́
  • ої́діум (ojídium)type of mildew
  • борошни́ста роса́ (borošnýsta rosá)type of mildew
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APA

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Chicago

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