rougeot

noun

rou·​geot

rüˈzhō

plural -s

: a nonparasitic disease of the grape characterized by an arrested growth of the tips of shoots and a red discoloration of the leaves along the margin and between the main veins

Word History

Etymology

French, from rouge red

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