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corn smutnounA fungus that affects corn (maize), taxonomic name Mycosarcoma maydis, which induces tumors in the plant, known to be eaten as a delicacy.
erwinianouna genus of Enterobacterales bacteria containing mostly plant pathogenic species which was named for the famous plant pathologist, Erwin Frink Smith.
bovisnoun
corynebacteriumnounAny bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.
xanthomonasnoun(from greek: xanthos – "yellow"; monas – "entity") a genus of bacteria, many of which cause plant diseases.
cercosporanouna genus of ascomycete fungi.
spodopteranouna genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
hemolymphnoun(zootomy) A circulating fluid in the bodies of some invertebrates that is the equivalent of blood.
pylorinoun(anatomy, biology) In vertebrates, including humans, a zone at the lower end of the stomach that leads to and opens into the duodenum.
triticumnounA plant of the genus Triticum (wheat and related cereals).
taenianoun(anatomy) Any of several ribbon-like bands of tissue.
schistosomenoun(zoology) A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails and the adult lives in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans.
trichinellanoun(zoology) Any of the genus Trichinella of parasitic roundworms.
beet armywormnounAn agricultural pest, the larva of species Spodoptera exigua, native to Asia.
vivaxnoun(medicine) Malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium vivax.
subspnounAbbreviation of subspecies. [(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below species.]
chlamydia psittacinouna lethal intracellular bacterial species that may cause endemic avian chlamydiosis, epizootic outbreaks in other mammals, and respiratory psittacosis in humans.
leafminernounAlternative spelling of leaf miner. [(ecology) An insect larva that lives between the epidermis of a leaf and consumes the leaf tissue.]
enterotoxinnoun(biochemistry) Any of several toxins produced by intestinal bacteria
allium sativumnounbulbous herb of southern europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves

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