Meaning Of The Word Tobacco mosaic virus

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tobacco mosaic virus in American English
any of a group of RNA viruses affecting tobacco, tomatoes, and various other plants, causing a disease (tobacco mosaic) characterized by yellowish to dark-green mottling of the leaves
noun: a retrovirus causing mosaic disease in members of the nightshade family

tobacco mosaic virus in British English
noun: the virus that causes mosaic disease in tobacco and related plants: its discovery in 1892 provided the first evidence of the existence of viruses

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