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rhizomania

rhizomania noun: an abnormal development in the taproots of some plants, especially sugar beet, characterized by fine, hairy secondary roots; it is caused by the infection of the plant with a virus transmitted by a protozoan.

Noun

rhizomania (uncountable)

  1. An abnormal development in the taproots of some plants, especially sugar beet, characterized by fine, hairy secondary roots; it is caused by the infection of the plant with a virus transmitted by a protozoan.

Origin of rhizomania

From rhizo- + -mania.

Questions about rhizomania

What does rhizomania mean?
Rhizomania means an abnormal development in the taproots of some plants, especially sugar beet, characterized by fine, hairy secondary roots; it is caused by the infection of the plant with a virus transmitted by a protozoan.
What part of speech is rhizomania?
Rhizomania is a noun.

Words near rhizomania in the dictionary

  1. rhizoliths
  2. rhizological
  3. rhizology
  4. rhizoma
  5. rhizomal
  6. rhizomania
  7. rhizomas
  8. rhizomata
  9. rhizomatic
  10. rhizomatically
  11. rhizomatics

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