verticillium noun.
[vǝ:tɪ'sɪlɪǝm] E20.[mod. Latin (see below), from Latin VERTICILL(US + -IUM.]Any of various hyphomycetous fungi constituting the genus
Verticillium, some of which, esp.
V. albo-atrum and
V. dahliae, cause wilt in garden plants.
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