Beauveria
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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.
