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rhizoctonia definition

rhi·zoc·to·nia (rī′zäk tō′nē ə)

noun

any of various imperfect fungi (genus Rhizoctonia), some of which cause various diseases of many garden vegetables and ornamental plants

Etymology: ModL < Gr rhiza, root + ktonos, murder < kteinein, to kill, akin to Sans kṣaṇómi, (I) injure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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