ring disease

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   disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum

   Synonymsring rottobacco wilt

   Broaderbrown rot

Questions about ring disease

What does ring disease mean?

ring disease means "disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum".

What is another word for ring disease?

Close synonyms include ring rot, tobacco wilt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ring disease a common word?