epiphytotic
[ep-uh-fahy-tot-ik]
- (of a disease) destroying a large number of plants in an area at the same time.
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- the widespread, destructive outbreak of a plant disease.
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Origin of epiphytotic
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epiphytotic
- (of plant diseases and parasites) affecting plants over a wide geographical region
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Word Origin
from epi- + -phyte + -otic
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epiphytotic
[ĕp′ə-fī-tŏt′ĭk]
- Relating to or characterized by a sudden or abnormally destructive outbreak of a plant disease, usually over an extended geographic area.
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