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phytophthora

American  
[fahy-tof-ther-uh] / faɪˈtɒf θər ə /

noun

  1. any of a group of fungi of the genus Phytophthora, which cause a serious plant disease, especially affecting apple and pear trees and potatoes.

Etymology

Origin of phytophthora

< New Latin (1876), equivalent to Greek phyto- phyto- + -phthora, feminine of -phthoros, verbid of phtheírein to destroy

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