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oleocellosis

oleocellosis noun: a rind disease on citrus fruit causing blemishes and releasing harmful oils.

Noun

oleocellosis (uncountable)

  1. A rind disease on citrus fruit causing blemishes and releasing harmful oils.
    • In California, oleocellosis is most often on lemons, but oranges picked too early, when immature or turgid after rains or cold weather, may also be severely affected.1979, Herbert John Webber, The Citrus Industry, New South Wales: Division of Horticulture, page 526

Synonyms of oleocellosis

Origin of oleocellosis

From Latin oleo- (“oil”) + cellula (“disease, condition”) + -osis.

Questions about oleocellosis

What does oleocellosis mean?
Oleocellosis means a rind disease on citrus fruit causing blemishes and releasing harmful oils.
What part of speech is oleocellosis?
Oleocellosis is a noun.

Words near oleocellosis in the dictionary

  1. Olenyok
  2. oleo
  3. oleo oil
  4. oleo-
  5. oleocanthal
  6. oleocellosis
  7. oleochemical
  8. oleochemicals
  9. oleochemistry
  10. oleocystidia
  11. oleocystidium

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