black root rot

noun

: any of several diseases of plants marked by dark often confluent lesions of the root and sometimes the crown often involving the whole cortex: such as

a

: a disease of apples caused by a fungus (Xylaria mali)

b

: a disease of tobacco and various other plants caused by a fungus (Thielaviopsis basicola)

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