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clubroot


club·root

noun \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

First Known Use of CLUBROOT

1846

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