plant pathology

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noun

the branch of botany dealing with diseases of plants.

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Nearby words

plant food, plant hormone, plant kingdom, plant louse, plant out, plant pathology, plant-cutter, planta, planta genista, plantae, plantagenet

Also phytopathology.

Origin of plant pathology

First recorded in 1890–95

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