Plant Pathology Vocabulary

noun a substance or chemical used to kill fungi or fungal spores

• The farmer applied a fungicide to protect his crops from fungal diseases.
• I heard that using fungicide can help prevent mold on plants.
• Make sure to spray some fungicide on your garden to keep it healthy.
• Sometimes we need to use fungicide to eliminate toxic relationships from our lives.

noun a small to medium-sized songbird with a speckled breast and a loud, musical song

• The doctor diagnosed the patient with oral thrush, a common fungal infection.
• I heard that thrush can be quite uncomfortable, have you experienced any symptoms?
• My sister's boyfriend is a real thrush, always showing off his expensive possessions.
• The thrush of emotions overwhelmed her as she watched the sunset with her loved one.

noun the outer layer of a plant stem, consisting of cork and cork cambium

• The periderm is the protective outer layer of bark on a tree.
• Did you know that the periderm helps protect trees from damage?
• I heard that the periderm is like a shield for trees.
• Just like how the periderm shields a tree, we must protect ourselves from negativity.

noun a type of disease caused by mites or ticks

• The veterinarian diagnosed the dog with an acarine disease caused by mites.
• My cat has an acarine disease from those pesky mites.
• My dog's got that creepy crawly acarine disease.
• Negativity can spread like an acarine disease if not addressed early on.

noun a plural form of the noun acariosis, which refers to a disease caused by mites or ticks

• The veterinarian diagnosed the chickens with acarioses, a type of parasitic infestation.
• My neighbor's chickens have acarioses, poor things.
• I heard that the farm down the road is dealing with some nasty acarioses in their livestock.
• The spread of misinformation can be likened to an acarioses, infecting minds with falsehoods.