Erwinia

noun

Er·​win·​ia

ˌərˈwinēə

: a genus of motile bacteria (family Enterobacteriaceae) that comprises numerous pathogens of plants including forms that cause dry necrosis, galls, wilts, and soft rots

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Erwin F. Smith †1927 American bacteriologist + New Latin -ia

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