ˌperəˌnäspəˈrā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Peronospora + -ales
: an order comprising chiefly parasitic lower fungi (subclass Oomycetes) that have equally biflagellate zoospores and conidia which either germinate directly or act as sporangia and contain the families Albuginaceae, Peronosporaceae, and Pythiaceae