clubroot en · NOUN
Etymology
From club + root.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A common disease of cabbages, radishes, turnips, and other plants of the Cruciferae, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, in which galls form on latent roots, rendering them clublike.
- (countable, uncountable) A root thus affected.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clubroots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |