clubroot

English

noun
Definitions
  • (plant disease) 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.

Etymology

Compound from English club + English root (dig up, cheer for).

Origin

English

root

Gloss

dig up, cheer for

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