tobacco mosaic
Meaning
Noun
- Tobacco mosaic virus, an RNA virus (of genus Tobamovirus (genus)) that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae, causing characteristic patterns of mottling and discoloration on the leaves.
- A disease of tobacco plants, characterized by mottled leaves, caused by this virus
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