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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: gumming
Antonyms: none provided
noun
disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: brown rot gummosis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: brown rot
noun
pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant disease
History
From gum + -osis.
Across languages
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