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noun
Tobacco mosaic virus, an RNA virus (of genus Tobamovirus) that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae, causing characteristic patterns of mottling and discoloration on the leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A disease of tobacco plants, characterized by mottled leaves, caused by this virus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, phytopathology, sciences
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noun
a plant disease causing discoloration of the leaves of tobacco plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mosaic
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