bakanae
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Japanese 馬鹿苗病 (baka-nae-byō, literally “foolish seedling disease”).
Noun
[edit]bakanae (uncountable)
- A disease of rice plants, caused by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi, whose metabolism produces a surplus of gibberellic acid that causes hypertrophy in the plant.