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TOBACCO MOSAIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tobacco mosaic mean?
• TOBACCO MOSAIC (noun)
The noun TOBACCO MOSAIC has 1 sense:
1. a plant disease causing discoloration of the leaves of tobacco plants
Familiarity information: TOBACCO MOSAIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plant disease causing discoloration of the leaves of tobacco plants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("tobacco mosaic" is a kind of...):
mosaic (viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves)
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