English Explanatory Dictionary

water mold

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the class Oomycetes of chromists that includes many plant and fish pathogens.

Word forms

water mold water molds

Etymology

Early species were thought to be fungi and to prefer high humidity.

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