horsehair-blight fungus: Meaning and Definition of

horse'hair-blight fun"gus

Pronunciation: (hôrs'hâr"blīt"), [key]
  1. a fungal parasite, Marasmius equicrinis, that causes a disease of certain tropical plants, esp. tea.
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