clubroot

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Definition of clubroot in English English dictionary

A common disease of cabbages, radishes, turnips, and other plants of the Cruciferae, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, in which galls form on latent roots, rendering them clublike

A root thus affected

{i} disease that affects plant roots (such as cabbages, turnips etc.) in which the root becomes swollen and deformed

Related Terms

clubroot fungus

a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants

Hyphenation

club·root

Etymology

[ 'kl&b-"rüt, -"rut ] (noun.) 1846. club +‎ root