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plant pathology

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noun

the branch of botany dealing with diseases of plants.

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RELATED WORDS

phytopathology

Nearby words

  1. plant food,
  2. plant hormone,
  3. plant kingdom,
  4. plant louse,
  5. plant out,
  6. plant-cutter,
  7. planta,
  8. planta genista,
  9. plantae,
  10. plantagenet
Also phytopathology.

Origin of plant pathology

First recorded in 1890–95
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