RING DISEASE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum

Synonyms:

ring disease; ring rot; tobacco wilt

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("ring disease" is a kind of...):

brown rot (any of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissues)

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