Powdery-mildew


noun
1.
any of various parasitic fungi of the ascomycete order Erysiphales, which produce a powderlike film of mycelium on the surface of host plants.
2.
Plant Pathology. a disease caused by powdery mildew, characterized by yellowing and death of the foliage and a white mealy growth of fungus on the surface of above-ground parts.
noun
1.
a plant disease characterized by a superficial white powdery growth on stems and leaves, caused by parasitic ascomycetous fungi of the family Erysiphaceae: affects the rose, aster, apple, vine, oak, etc
2.
any of the fungi causing this disease
powdery mildew
(pou’də-rē)
Any of various important plant diseases caused by fungi, especially those of the family Erysiphaceae, which produce powdery conidia on the surface of the hosts leaves and stems.

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