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blackroot

blackroot noun: genus Pterocaulon, such as Pterocaulon pycnostachyum (dense-spike blackroot) and Pterocaulon virgatum (wand blackroot).

Noun

blackroot (countable and uncountable, plural blackroots)

  1. genus Pterocaulon, such as Pterocaulon pycnostachyum (dense-spike blackroot) and Pterocaulon virgatum (wand blackroot)
  2. species Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's root)
  3. species Aletris farinosa (colicroot)
  4. Several plant diseases caused by fungi in the genus Aphanomyces causing that cause roots to rot and turn black.

blackroot meaning in Tamil

blackroot in Tamil

கருவேர்

Forms of blackroot

pluralblackroots

Origin of blackroot

From black + root.

Questions about blackroot

What does blackroot mean?
Blackroot means genus Pterocaulon, such as Pterocaulon pycnostachyum (dense-spike blackroot) and Pterocaulon virgatum (wand blackroot).
What is blackroot in Tamil?
Blackroot in Tamil is கருவேர். See Blackroot meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is blackroot?
Blackroot is a noun.
What is the plural of blackroot?
The plural of blackroot is blackroots.

Words near blackroot in the dictionary

  1. blackrider
  2. blackriders
  3. blackrides
  4. Blackrock
  5. Blackrod
  6. blackroot
  7. blackroots
  8. blackrot
  9. blacks
  10. Blacks Harbour
  11. blacks in

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