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The cells formed a tumorlike tissue known as callus that could then be coaxed to grow into a seedling.

From Science Magazine • May 17, 2023

The key was a soil microbe called Agrobacterium tumefaciens, which can inject its own DNA into plants, causing a tumorlike growth called crown gall disease.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2013

Each of Mr. Bauer’s medium-to-large works incorporates a central, tumorlike growth of shapes and squiggles and stray body parts, in a mostly brown and gray palette.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2012

In New York, scans showed he had a large tumorlike mass in his lungs, and he had surgery to drain it.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2011

The herbicide 2,4-D has also produced tumorlike swellings in treated plants.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson