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tobacco — tobaccoless, adj. /teuh bak oh/, n., pl. tobaccos, tobaccoes. 1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, esp. one of those species, as N. tabacum, whose leaves are prepared for smoking or chewing or as… … Universalium
granville wilt — noun a bacterial wilt of tobacco plants (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑wilt, ↑wilt disease * * * ˈgranˌvil , chiefly in southern US vəl noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: from Granville … Useful english dictionary
Y1 (tobacco) — Y1 is a strain of tobacco that was cross bred by Brown Williamson to obtain an unusually high nicotine content. It became controversial in the 1990s when the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) used it as evidence that tobacco… … Wikipedia
fusarium wilt — noun wilt caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium • Hypernyms: ↑wilt, ↑wilt disease * * * noun : any of various plant wilt diseases caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium compare dry rot * * * a disease of plants, characterized by damping off,… … Useful english dictionary
Burley (tobacco) — Burley tobacco is a light air cured tobacco used primarily for cigarette production. In the United States it is produced in an eight state belt with approximately 70% produced in Kentucky. Tennessee produces approximately 20% with smaller amounts … Wikipedia
Gran|ville wilt — «GRAN vihl», a common bacterial disease of tobacco that causes the plant to wilt and die. ╂[< Granville, a county in North Carolina] … Useful english dictionary
List of viruses — This is a list of biological viruses. See also List of computer viruses This is a list of biological viruses, and types of viruses. Please add to this list as appropriate. Note that some of these terms may be synonyms for the same virus; if there … Wikipedia
brown rot — noun any of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissues • Hypernyms: ↑plant disease • Hyponyms: ↑brown rot gummosis, ↑gummosis, ↑ring rot, ↑ring disease, ↑tobacco wilt * * * … Useful english dictionary
ring disease — noun disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum • Syn: ↑ring rot, ↑tobacco wilt • Hypernyms: ↑brown rot * * * noun 1. : ring rot 2b … Useful english dictionary
ring rot — noun disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum • Syn: ↑ring disease, ↑tobacco wilt • Hypernyms: ↑brown rot * * * noun 1. : decay in a log following closely the annual rings 2 … Useful english dictionary
