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tobacco mosaic virus
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Definition of TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS
: a single-stranded RNA virus (species Tobacco mosaic virus of the genus Tobamovirus) that occurs worldwide and causes mosaic disease in plants (as tobacco and tomato) especially of the nightshade family
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1914
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