Beauveria
See also: beauveria
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Named after French botanist and mycologist Jean Beauverie (1874–1938) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun edit
Beauveria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cordycipitaceae – several imperfect fungi used in biological control of insects.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subphylum; Sordariomycetes - class; Hypocreomycetidae - subclass; Hypocreales - order; Cordycipitaceae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Beauveria bassiana - type species
Descendants edit
- ⇒ English: beauvericin
References edit
Beauveria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Beauveria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- “Beauveria”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
