clubroot

[ kluhb-root, -roo t ]

/ ˈklʌbˌrut, -ˌrʊt /

noun

Plant Pathology. a disease of cabbage and other cruciferous plants, characterized by enlarged, malformed roots, caused by a slime mold, Plasmodiophora brassicae.

Nearby words

clubhouse, clubhouse sandwich, clubland, clubman, clubroom, clubroot, clubwoman, cluck, clucky, clue, clue in

Origin of clubroot

First recorded in 1840–50; club + root¹