Beauveria
See also: beauveria
Translingual
editEtymology
editNamed after French botanist and mycologist Jean Beauverie (1874–1938) + -ia (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun
editBeauveria 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.