tobacco mosaic virus

noun

1. a retrovirus causing mosaic disease in members of the nightshade family. : TMV

tobacco mosaic virus

noun

1. the virus that causes mosaic disease in tobacco and related plants: its discovery in 1892 provided the first evidence of the existence of viruses TMV

Word History and Origins

Origin of tobacco mosaic virus¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

You, for instance, couldn't catch tobacco mosaic virus, and the tobacco plant can't catch the measles virus.

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