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treetop disease

treetop disease noun: synonym of summit disease.

Noun

treetop disease (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of summit disease.
    • The image illustrates what is known as treetop disease or summit disease, whereby the host climbs to an exposed position (e.g. on vegetation) before death to facilitate dispersal of the pathogen.2012, Fernando E. Vega, Harry K. Kaya, Insect Pathology - Volume 2, page 38
    • Late in the infection of the so-called “treetop disease” this gene gets activated when caterpillars are moved to the upper plant foliage where they die.2016, Genetics and Molecular Biology of Entomopathogenic Fungi, page 460
    Synonyms:
    summit disease

Synonyms of treetop disease

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Questions about treetop disease

What does treetop disease mean?
Treetop disease means synonym of summit disease.
What part of speech is treetop disease?
Treetop disease is a noun.

Words near treetop disease in the dictionary

  1. treestumps
  2. treeswift
  3. treeswifts
  4. Treeton
  5. treetop
  6. treetop disease
  7. treetope
  8. treetopes
  9. treetopper
  10. treetoppers
  11. treetops

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