- clubroot
- noun Date: 1846 a disease of cruciferous plants (as cabbage) caused by a slime mold (Plasmodiophora brassicae) producing swellings or distortions of the root
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clubroot — /klub rooht , root /, n. Plant Pathol. a disease of cabbage and other cruciferous plants, characterized by enlarged, malformed roots, caused by a slime mold, Plasmodiophora brassicae. [1840 50; CLUB + ROOT1] * * * ▪ plant disease disease of … Universalium
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clubroot — noun a) A common disease of cabbages, radishes, turnips and other plants of the Cruciferae, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, in which galls form on latent roots, rendering them clublike. b) A root thus affected … Wiktionary
clubroot — n. disease that affects plant roots (such as cabbages, turnips etc.) in which the root becomes swollen and deformed … English contemporary dictionary
clubroot — noun a fungal disease of cabbages, turnips, etc. in which the root becomes swollen and distorted … English new terms dictionary
clubroot — club•root [[t]ˈklʌbˌrut, ˌrʊt[/t]] n. ppa a disease of plants of the cabbage family characterized by swollen roots, caused by a slime mold Plasmodiophora brassicae[/ex] • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
clubroot — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: club (I) + root : a common disease of cabbages and related plants caused by a slime mold (Plasmodiophora brassicae) producing swellings or distortions of the root followed often by decline in vigor or by death … Useful english dictionary
clubroot fungus — noun a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants • Syn: ↑Plasmodiophora brassicae • Hypernyms: ↑fungus • Member Holonyms: ↑Plasmodiophora, ↑genus Plasmodiophora … Useful english dictionary
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