- root knot
- root′ knot`n.ppa a disease of plants characterized by galls or knots on the roots and stunted growth, caused by any of several nematodes
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root knot
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root-knot — rootˈ knot noun An enlargement of a root caused by a nematode • • • Main Entry: ↑root * * * n. a disease of cultivated flowers and vegetables caused by eelworm infestation, resulting in galls on the roots. ● The eelworms belong to the genus… … Useful english dictionary
root knot — noun : a disease of many kinds of wild or cultivated plants caused by eelworms that produce characteristic enlargements on the roots and stunt the growth of the plant called also root gall; compare root knot nematode * * * Plant. Pathol. a… … Useful english dictionary
Root-knot nematode — Larva of root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, magnified 500×, shown here penetrating a tomato root Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
root-knot nematode — noun Date: 1922 any of several small plant parasitic nematodes (genus Meloidogyne) that cause root knot … New Collegiate Dictionary
root-knot nematode — noun also root knot eelworm : any of several small plant parasitic nematodes formerly regarded as varieties of a single species (Heterodera marioni) but now usually referred as separate species to the related genus Meloidogyne, invading roots of… … Useful english dictionary
root-knot eelworm — noun see root knot nematode … Useful english dictionary
root knot — noun Date: 1889 a plant disease caused by nematodes that produce enlargements on the roots and stunt the growth of the plant … New Collegiate Dictionary
root knot — Plant. Pathol. a disease of plants, characterized by galls or knots on the roots and stunted growth, caused by any of several nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
Coffee root-knot nematode — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematoda Class: Secernentea … Wikipedia
Northern root-knot nematode — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematoda Class: Secernentea … Wikipedia
