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GUMMOSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gummosis mean?
• GUMMOSIS (noun)
The noun GUMMOSIS has 2 senses:
1. pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees
2. disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
Familiarity information: GUMMOSIS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("gummosis" is a kind of...):
plant disease (a disease that affects plants)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
brown rot gummosis; gummosis
Hypernyms ("gummosis" is a kind of...):
brown rot (any of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissues)
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