Anthocyanosis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A purple discolouration of flowers (due to a virus) uncountable

    "Instead of the initial necrotic symptoms typical of PD, the lower leaves (closest to the inoculation zones) of inoculated plants showed prominent anthocyanosis with green veinal areas (Fig 4C and 4D )."

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"Instead of the initial necrotic symptoms typical of PD, the lower leaves (closest to the inoculation zones) of inoculated plants showed prominent anthocyanosis with green veinal areas (Fig 4C and 4D )."

Etymology

From antho- + cyanosis.

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