Associations to the word «Oidium»

Wiktionary

OIDIUM, noun. A fragile spore produced by some fungi.
OIDIUM, noun. The fungus Erysiphe necator (= Uncinula necator), which produces powdery mildew in grapes.
OIDIUM, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Erysiphaceae   — fungi, mainly comprising plant pathogens causing different forms of powdery mildew.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope