Noun: Peronospora tabacina
- Fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-grey mildew on undersides of leaves
"The Peronospora tabacina spread rapidly through the tobacco fields";
- blue mold fungus [US], blue mould fungus [Brit, Cdn]
Type of: downy mildew, false mildew
Part of: genus Peronospora, Peronospora
Encyclopedia: Peronospora tabacina