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crown gall
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noun Plant Pathology.
a disease of peaches, apples, roses, grapes, etc., characterized by the formation of galls on the roots or stems usually at or below ground level, caused by a bacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
the gall itself.
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Origin of crown gall
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby crown gall
crowned head, crowner, crownet, crown ether, crown fire, crown gall, crown glass, crown graft, crown green, crown imperial, crowning
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