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ring rot

noun

, Plant Pathology.
  1. a disease of potatoes, characterized by wilted foliage and rotting of the ring of vascular bundles in the tubers, caused by a bacterium, Corynebacterium sepedonicum.


ring rot

noun

  1. a virulent bacterial disease of potatoes occurring in the vascular ring of the potato tuber Also calledpotato ring rot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ring rot1

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
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Example Sentences

The law was introduced in response to ring rot outbreaks in Poland.

From BBC

In 2012, the Food and Environment Research Agency reinforced the guideline, by demanding a ring rot test certificate accompany the spuds.

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