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WILT DISEASE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots

Synonyms:

wilt; wilt disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

plant disease (a disease that affects plants)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wilt disease"):

granville wilt (a bacterial wilt of tobacco plants)

fusarium wilt (wilt caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium)

verticilliosis (wilt caused by fungi of the genus Verticillium)

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