Pronunciation: ˌ r ī - ˌ zäk- ' t ō -n ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from rhiz- + Greek -ktonos killing, from kteinein to kill; akin to Sanskrit k ș a ṇ oti he wounds
Date: 1897
: any of a form genus ( Rhizoctonia ) of imperfect fungi that includes major plant pathogens