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noun Plant Pathology.
a disease of trees, especially walnuts, characterized by an inky-black liquid oozing from the affected twigs, branches, and trunk, and by bark cankers, caused by any of several fungi, as Dothiorella gregaria.
Origin:
1930–35; < Neo-Latin, irregular < Greek mélā(s) black + chýma fluid (with x- representing Greek ch-)
1930–35; < Neo-Latin, irregular < Greek mélā(s) black + chýma fluid (with x- representing Greek ch-)
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Melaxuma
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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