epiphytotic

American

[ep-uh-fahy-tot-ik] / ˌɛp ə faɪˈtɒt ɪk /

adjective

(of a disease) destroying a large number of plants in an area at the same time.

noun

the widespread, destructive outbreak of a plant disease.

epiphytotic British

/ ˌɛpɪfaɪˈtɒtɪk /

adjective

(of plant diseases and parasites) affecting plants over a wide geographical region

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epiphytotic Scientific

/ 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.

Etymology

Origin of epiphytotic

First recorded in 1895–1900; epi- + -phyte + -otic

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