ring rot

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

   Synonymsring diseasetobacco wilt

   Broaderbrown rot

Questions about ring rot

What does ring rot mean?

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

What is another word for ring rot?

Close synonyms include ring disease, 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 rot a common word?