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club·root

or club root (clŭb′ro͞ot′, -ro͝ot′)
n.
A disease of cabbage and related plants, caused by a parasitic protist (Plasmodiophora brassicae) and characterized by knobby or club-shaped swellings on the roots and wilting, yellowing, and stunted growth of aboveground parts.
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clubroot

(ˈklʌbˌruːt)
n
(Plant Pathology) a disease of cabbages and related plants, caused by the fungus Plasmodiophora brassicae, in which the roots become thickened and distorted
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club•root

(ˈklʌbˌrut, -ˌrʊt)

n.
a disease of plants of the cabbage family characterized by swollen roots, caused by a slime mold, Plasmodiophora brassicae.
[1840–50]
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