botrytis

[ boh-trahy-tis ]

/ boʊˈtraɪ tɪs /

any imperfect fungus of the genus Botrytis, having the conidia in grapelike bunches: a major cause of plant disease.

noble rot.

Origin of botrytis

< New Latin (1832) < Greek bótry(s) bunch of grapes + New Latin -( ī)tis -itis

The Botrytis infestans, "attacks the leaves and stems of potatoes."

Epidemics Examined and Explained: or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease |John Grove
The final or culminating cause of the disease known as the "potato-rot" is Botrytis (peronospora) infestans.

The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato; and How to Cook the Potato |D. H. Compton and Pierre Blot
Snowdrops are sometimes attacked with a kind of mildew known scientifically as Botrytis galanthina.

Beautiful Bulbous Plants |John Weathers
Species of Mucor, Botrytis, and other fungi, may also be met with.

Disease in Plants |H. Marshall Ward

These conidioid forms were at first described as a separate species under the name of Botrytis Jonesii.

Fungi: Their Nature and Uses |Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

botrytis

/ (bɒtˈraɪtɪs) /

any of a group of fungi of the genus Botrytis, several of which cause plant diseases

winemaking a fungus of this genus, Botrytis cinerea, which causes noble rot