pellicularia | (n) genus of fungi having the hymenium in the form of a crust; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia, Syn. genus Pellicularia |
coffee fungus | (n) fungus causing a disease in coffee and some other tropical plants, Syn. Pellicularia koleroga |
potato fungus | (n) fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers, Syn. Pellicularia filamentosa, Rhizoctinia solani |