Definition of Erysiphaceae

1. Noun. Family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews.

Exact synonyms: Family Erysiphaceae
Generic synonyms: Fungus Family
Group relationships: Erysiphales, Order Erysiphales
Member holonyms: Erysiphe, Genus Erysiphe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erysiphaceae

Eryf1
Erymanthos
Erymanthus
Eryngium
Eryngium aquaticum
Eryngium maritimum
Eryngium yuccifolium
Erysimum
Erysimum allionii
Erysimum arkansanum
Erysimum asperum
Erysimum cheiranthoides
Erysimum cheiri
Erysipelothrix insidiosa
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Erysiphaceae (current term)
Erysiphales
Erysiphe
Erythrina Indica
Erythrina caffra
Erythrina corallodendrum
Erythrina crista-galli
Erythrina lysistemon
Erythrina variegata
Erythrina vespertilio
Erythrocin
Erythronium albidum
Erythronium americanum
Erythronium californicum
Erythronium dens-canis

Literary usage of Erysiphaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fungous Diseases of Plants: With Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"SALMON, ES A Monograph of the Erysiphaceae. Memoirs of the Torrey Bot. ... SALMON, ES Further Cultural Experiments with Biologic Forms of the Erysiphaceae. ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"... presentment of a family that has come to the attention of latter-day botanists.—CLP A MONOGRAPH OF THE Erysiphaceae. By ED Salmon, FRS Memoirs ..."

3. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1902)
"the Erysiphaceae of the United States, describing a number of new species. ... (196) described the Erysiphaceae of Finland, and in 1884 Winter monographed ..."

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