a fungus of a genus which includes a number that cause wilt in plants 轮枝孢属菌
Genus Verticillium, subdivision Deuteromycotina, in particular V. albo-atrum and V. dahliae 轮枝孢属,半知菌亚门,尤指黑白轮枝孢(棉黄萎病菌)和大丽花轮枝孢 ■[mass noun]wilt caused by such fungi (轮枝孢属菌所致的)黄萎病
语源
modern Latin, from Latin verticillus 'whorl of a spindle'