Albuginaceae (Noun)
Meaning
Fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The infected plants displayed characteristic white, blister-like sori on their leaves, typical of an infestation by the Albuginaceae.
- Researchers have long been fascinated by the Albuginaceae, a unique group of fungi that induce the formation of white, pustule-like structures on host plants.
- Albuginaceae species are often found on Brassica crops, causing significant economic losses due to the formation of large, white sori on the leaves.
- In the field study, the researchers observed a direct correlation between the severity of the Albuginaceae infection and the number of white, blister-like sori on the plants.
- Careful examination revealed that the strange, white blisters on the plant's leaves were actually sori produced by a member of the Albuginaceae family of fungi.