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root knot

–noun Plant Pathology.
a disease of plants, characterized by galls or knots on the roots and stunted growth, caused by any of several nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne.

Origin:
1885–90
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root knot  
n.  A disease of plants characterized by protuberant enlargements on the roots caused by a nematode.
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root knot  
A disease of plants characterized by protuberant swellings on the roots caused by infestation with nematodes.
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