cucumber mildew

noun

1

: either of two fungi destructive to cucumbers and melons:

a

: a downy mildew (Peronoplasmopara cubensis)

b

: a powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum)

2

: a disease caused by cucumber mildew

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