GUMMOSIS

gummosis

(noun) pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gummosis (countable and uncountable, plural gummoses)

The formation of patches of a gummy substance on the surface of certain plants, particularly fruit trees, caused by sap oozing from wounds or cankers.

Source: Wiktionary



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8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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