Noun: potato fungus pu'tey-tow'fúng-gus
- Fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers
"The potato fungus left black spots on the harvest";
- Pellicularia filamentosa, Rhizoctinia solani
Derived forms: potato fungi
Type of: fungus
Part of: genus Pellicularia, Pellicularia
Encyclopedia: Potato fungus