cucumber mosaic
noun
: a plant disease especially of cucumbers that is caused by a single-stranded RNA virus (Cucumovirus CMV of the family Bromoviridae) and is transmitted chiefly by an aphid and produces mottled foliage and often pale warty fruits
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Cucumber plants are vulnerable to several common plant diseases, including anthracnose and cucumber mosaic virus.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
HypoPet is working on an experimental vaccine called Fel-CuMV (or HypoCat), which incorporates particles from the cucumber mosaic virus attached to a Fel d 1 protein.
—Wilson Chapman, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2020
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
HypoPet is working on an experimental vaccine called Fel-CuMV (or HypoCat), which incorporates particles from the cucumber mosaic virus attached to a Fel d 1 protein.
—Wilson Chapman, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2020
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“Cucumber mosaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cucumber%20mosaic. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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