"tobacco mosaic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Wikispecies tobacco mosaic [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tobacco mosaic (uncountable)
  1. Tobacco mosaic virus, an RNA virus (of genus Tobamovirus) that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae, causing characteristic patterns of mottling and discoloration on the leaves. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (tobacco mosaic virus): TMV
    Sense id: en-tobacco_mosaic-en-noun-j912Dwwh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'tobacco mosaic virus': 84 16
  2. (phytopathology) A disease of tobacco plants, characterized by mottled leaves, caused by this virus Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Plant diseases
    Sense id: en-tobacco_mosaic-en-noun-otFK7Six Topics: biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, phytopathology, sciences

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