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ringspots

ringspots is the plural of ringspot.

Meaning of ringspot

Noun

ringspot (countable and uncountable, plural ringspots)

  1. A symptom of various viral infections in plants, taking the form of rings or spots of damaged tissue.
    • Disease name: Tobacco rattle Causal virus: Tobacco rattle virus Symptoms: Necrotic local lesions, necrotic or chlorotic ringspots, systemic necrosis, ringspots, line patterns, mottling are the various symptoms induced in tobacco depending on the environment and cultivars.2008, M. V. Nayudu, Plant Viruses

Questions about ringspots

What is ringspots the plural of?
Ringspots is the plural of ringspot.

Words near ringspots in the dictionary

  1. ringside seats
  2. ringsider
  3. ringsiders
  4. ringsides
  5. ringspot
  6. ringspots
  7. ringspun
  8. ringstand
  9. ringstands
  10. Ringsted
  11. ringstem

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