Gummosis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The pathological formation of patches of gum on certain plants, such as sugar cane and some fruit trees, resulting from attack by insects, microorganisms, or adverse weather conditions.
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  • n. The formation of patches of a gummy substance on the surface of certain plants, particularly fruit trees, caused by sap oozing from wounds or cankers.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In botany, the formation of gum in the older organs of plants by the transformation of large groups of tissue, as in the production of cherry-gum and gum tragacanth.
  • n. An abnormal production and flow of gum from cracks or wounds of trees.
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  • n. pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees
  • n. disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plant disease    brown rot   
     
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