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potato yellow-dwarf virus

potato yellow-dwarf virus

6.1
A germ that makes potato plants small and their leaves turn yellow
  • noun
  • /pəˈteɪtoʊ ˈjɛloʊ dɔrf ˈvaɪrəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : virus enano amarillo de la papa
  • Plants infected with potato yellow-dwarf virus exhibit noticeable stunting and yellow leaves.

Examples

  • The potato yellow-dwarf virus affects potato crops worldwide.

  • Prevention measures can help protect fields from the spread of potato yellow-dwarf virus.

  • Researchers are studying the effects of potato yellow-dwarf virus on crop yields.

  • Farmers are concerned about the potato yellow-dwarf virus outbreak.

  • Plants infected with potato yellow-dwarf virus show significant stunting and yellowing of their leaves.

  • Farmers implement various strategies to mitigate the impact of potato yellow-dwarf virus on their potato harvests.

  • The spread of potato yellow-dwarf virus can lead to serious losses in potato production.

Surface Forms

potato yellow-dwarf virus singular
potato yellow-dwarf viruses plural

Morphology

potato + yellow-dwarf + virus

The term is compositionally transparent: 'potato' (the crop) + 'yellow-dwarf' (describing yellowing and dwarfing symptoms) + 'virus' (an infectious agent) directly yields a virus that causes potatoes to become yellow and stunted. Although technical and domain-specific, the meaning follows predictable combining patterns and would be inferable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Potato yellow-dwarf virus is a name that describes what it does: the virus attacks potato plants, making their leaves yellow and the plants dwarf, meaning 'very small'. So the name means 'a virus that causes stunting and yellowing of potato plants'.