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botrytis

/bətɹˈɪtɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
botry-tis
IPA
/bətɹˈɪtɪs/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fungus of the genus Botrytis, especially Botrytis cinerea which is responsible for the formation of noble rot on grapes.

Uncountable

Etymology

From translingual Botrytis. Blend of Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus) + -itis, from Ancient Greek βότρυς (bótrus, “(bunch of) grapes”) + -itis (“disease”) (from New Latin -itis, from Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis, “pertaining to”)).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

botrytises (plural)

Derived Forms

botrytic botryticide botrytize

Questions

How do you pronounce botrytis?
The recorded pronunciation is /bətɹˈɪtɪs/.
What does botrytis mean?
Any fungus of the genus Botrytis, especially Botrytis cinerea which is responsible for the formation of noble rot on grapes.
Where does botrytis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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