First Known Use: 1907
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fusarium
noun fu·sar·i·um \fyü-ˈzer-ē-əm\
Definition of FUSARIUM
: any of a genus (Fusarium) of ascomycetous fungi having curved septate conidia which includes forms that are important agents of plant disease and others that produce mycotoxins implicated in human and animal disease; also : a plant disease (as wilt or dry rot) caused by a fusarium
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Origin of FUSARIUM
New Latin, from Latin fusus spindle
Medical Dictionary
fusarium
noun fu·sar·i·um \fyü-ˈzer-ē-əm\
Medical Definition of FUSARIUM
1
capitalized : a genus of ascomycetous fungi (family Tuberculariaceae) including important plant pathogens, agents (as F. solani and F. oxysporum) of infectious conditions in humans and domestic animals, and mycotoxin-producing forms (as F. moniliforme and F. proliferaturm) that contaminate agricultural products (as grain)
2
plural -ia \-eə\ : any fungus of the genus Fusarium
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