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pox
[ poks ]
/ pÉks /
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noun Pathology.
a disease characterized by multiple skin pustules, as smallpox.
Also called soil rot .Plant Pathology. a disease of sweet potatoes, characterized by numerous pitlike lesions on the roots, caused by a fungus, Streptomyces ipomoea.
(used as an interjection to express distaste, rejection, aversion, etc.): A pox on you and your bright ideas!
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Origin of pox
1540â50 (earlier as surname); spelling variant of pocks, plural of pock
Words nearby pox
Powhatan, Powhatan Confederacy, powhiri, powwow, Powys, pox, poxvirus, poxy, Poyang, Poyang Lake, poyntell
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British Dictionary definitions for pox
pox
/ (pÉks) /
noun
any disease characterized by the formation of pustules on the skin that often leave pockmarks when healed
the pox an informal name for syphilis
a pox on someone (interjection) archaic an expression of intense disgust or aversion for someone
Word Origin for pox
C15: changed from pocks, plural of pock
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