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clubroot

noun club·root \ˈkləb-ˌrüt, -ˌrt\

Definition of CLUBROOT

:  a disease of cruciferous plants (as cabbage) caused by a slime mold (Plasmodiophora brassicae) producing swellings or distortions of the root
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First Known Use of CLUBROOT

1846

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