muscardine
n. தாவர ஒட்டுயிரிகளால் பட்டுப்புழுக்களுக்கு ஏற்படும் நோய்வகை.
Mus`car*dine", n. Etym: [F.] Defn: A disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and which sometimes extends to other insects. It is attended by the development of a fungus (provisionally called Botrytis bassiana). Also, the fungus itself.