Beauveria

== Translingual == === Etymology === Named after French botanist and mycologist Jean Beauverie (1874–1938) +‎ -ia (taxonomic suffix). === Proper noun === Beauveria f A taxonomic genus within the family Cordycipitaceae – several imperfect fungi used in biological control of insects. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Pezizomycotina – subphylum; Sordariomycetes – class; Hypocreomycetidae – subclass; Hypocreales – order; Cordycipitaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Beauveria bassiana - type species ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ English: beauvericin === References === Beauveria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Beauveria at National Center for Biotechnology Information “Beauveria”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.