Ringspot

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A symptom of various viral infections in plants, taking the form of rings or spots of damaged tissue. countable, uncountable

    "Disease name: Tobacco rattle Causal virus: Tobacco rattle virus Symptoms: Necrotic local lesions, necrotic or chlorotic ringspots, systemic necrosis, ringspots, line patterns, mottling are the various symptoms induced in tobacco depending on the environment and cultivars."

Example

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"Disease name: Tobacco rattle Causal virus: Tobacco rattle virus Symptoms: Necrotic local lesions, necrotic or chlorotic ringspots, systemic necrosis, ringspots, line patterns, mottling are the various symptoms induced in tobacco depending on the environment and cultivars."

Etymology

From ring + spot.

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