verticilliosis

9.9

A plant disease that makes plants wilt and die, caused by a soil fungus

noun
/ˌvɜːrtɪsɪˈliːoʊsɪs/

Specialized

: verticiliosis

Tomato plants suffering from verticilliosis often show yellowing leaves and stunted growth.

Examples

The spread of verticilliosis can devastate entire crops if not controlled.
Symptoms of verticilliosis are frequently mistaken for other types of plant wilts.
The garden was devastated by verticilliosis last summer.
Many plants suffer from verticilliosis if not treated promptly.
Tomato plants suffering from verticilliosis often show yellowing leaves and stunted growth.
The spread of verticilliosis can devastate entire crops if not controlled.
Symptoms of verticilliosis are frequently mistaken for other types of plant wilts.

Synonyms

wilt

vsverticilliosis

Specialized

1 7.4

A plant disease that makes stems and leaves droop and shrivel because of fungus or bugs in the roots

is a narrower disease caused by Verticillium fungi rather than many parasites

wilt disease

vsverticilliosis

Specialized

1 5.6

A plant disease that makes leaves and stems droop and dry up

is a specific plant disease caused by Verticillium fungi rather than general parasites

Surface Forms

verticilliosis singular

verticillioses plural

Morphology

verticilliosis = Verticillium (opaque) = verticilli + osis

Formed from the scientific genus name 'Verticillium' plus the medical/disease suffix '-osis'; because the base is a specialized taxonomic name unfamiliar to most learners, the meaning is not derivable by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Verticilliosis comes from the fungus name Verticillium, which comes from the Latin verticillus meaning 'whorl' — a ring of leaves around a stem. The ending -osis means 'disease', so verticilliosis is the plant disease named for the fungus that makes plants wilt.