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rhizomania

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English

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Etymology

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From rhizo- +‎ -mania.

Noun

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rhizomania (uncountable)

  1. An abnormal development in the taproots of some plants, especially sugar beet, characterized by fine, hairy secondary roots; it is caused by the infection of the plant with a virus transmitted by a protozoan.