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tobacco mosaic

tobacco mosaic noun: tobacco mosaic virus, an RNA virus (of genus Tobamovirus) that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae, causing characteristic patterns of mottling and discoloration on the leaves.

Noun

tobacco mosaic (uncountable)

  1. Tobacco mosaic virus, an RNA virus (of genus Tobamovirus) that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae, causing characteristic patterns of mottling and discoloration on the leaves.
    • RNA replaces DNA as the genetic material in many viruses (for example, tobacco mosaic, influenza, polio, certain RNA phages).1992, James D. Watson and others, Recombinant DNA, second edition, Scientific American Books, page 64
    Synonyms:
    TMV
  2. A disease of tobacco plants, characterized by mottled leaves, caused by this virus.
    • As is the case with tobacco mosaic, the disease has been successfully transmitted by inoculating healthy plants with juice pressed out of diseased plants.1920, Journal of agricultural research, volume 19, page 131

tobacco mosaic meaning in Tamil

tobacco mosaic in Tamil

புகையிலைச்சித்திரவடிவு

Synonyms of tobacco mosaic

  • TMV

Questions about tobacco mosaic

What does tobacco mosaic mean?
Tobacco mosaic means tobacco mosaic virus, an RNA virus (of genus Tobamovirus) that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae, causing characteristic patterns of mottling and discoloration on the leaves.
What is tobacco mosaic in Tamil?
Tobacco mosaic in Tamil is புகையிலைச்சித்திரவடிவு. See Tobacco mosaic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tobacco mosaic?
Tobacco mosaic is a noun.

Words near tobacco mosaic in the dictionary

  1. tobacco heart
  2. tobacco hornworm
  3. tobacco hornworms
  4. tobacco juice
  5. tobacco lime
  6. tobacco mosaic
  7. tobacco moth
  8. tobacco pipe
  9. tobacco pipes
  10. tobacco rattle
  11. Tobacco Road

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