noun
- A genus of fungi that causes plant diseases and produces toxins harmful to humans and animals.
Usage: technical; mycology; agriculture
Examples
- Fusarium wilt is a serious disease that affects tomato crops worldwide.
- The grain was contaminated with fusarium toxins after heavy rainfall.
- Farmers must rotate crops to prevent fusarium buildup in the soil.
- Fusarium species can survive in plant debris for several years.
- The laboratory identified fusarium as the cause of the plant's decline.