tobacco mosaic

tobacco mosaic

noun Plant Pathology.
a disease of the nightshade family of plants, particularly tobacco and tomato, caused by the tobacco mosaic virus and characterized by mottled leaves and yellowed, necrotic plants.

Origin:
1935–40

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tobacco mosaic

noun
a plant disease causing discoloration of the leaves of tobacco plants 
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