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STEM CANKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stem canker mean?
• STEM CANKER (noun)
The noun STEM CANKER has 1 sense:
1. rhizoctinia disease of potatoes
Familiarity information: STEM CANKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rhizoctinia disease of potatoes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
little potato; rosette; russet scab; stem canker
Hypernyms ("stem canker" is a kind of...):
rhizoctinia disease (disease caused by rhizoctinia or fungi of Pellicularia and Corticium)
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