crown-gall
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crown gall
noun Plant Pathology.
1.
a disease of peaches, apples, roses, grapes, etc., characterized by the formation of galls on the roots or stems usually at or below ground level, caused by a bacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
2.
the gall itself.
Origin:
1895–1900
1895–1900
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| crown gall | |
noun | |
| a bacterial disease of plants (especially pome and stone fruits and grapes and roses) which forms excrescences on the stem near the ground |
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