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clubroot

clubroot

8.2
A disease that makes roots of vegetables like cabbages or broccoli swollen and deformed
  • noun
  • /ˈklʌbˌruːt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : raíz de club
  • Farmers noticed that their cabbages were suffering from clubroot after a wet spring.

Examples

  • The spread of clubroot can devastate entire fields of broccoli and cauliflower.

  • Soil testing revealed the presence of clubroot in the vegetable garden.

  • Don't ignore clubroot!

  • The gardener found clubroot in her cabbage patch.

  • Farmers noticed that their cabbages were suffering from clubroot after a wet spring.

  • The spread of clubroot can devastate entire fields of broccoli and cauliflower.

  • Soil testing revealed the presence of clubroot in the vegetable garden.

Compounds

clubroot fungus
  • Specialized
9.0

A soil fungus that makes cabbage or broccoli roots swell and plants weak

Surface Forms

clubroot singular
clubroots plural

Morphology

clubroot = club + root (semi-transparent) = club + root

The components 'club' + 'root' are form-transparent, but the compound denotes a specialized plant disease (not just any club-shaped root), so the exact disease meaning may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Clubroot is named for how the sick roots look: they become thick and round, like a club ('a heavy stick'), so people called the problem clubroot; that's why the word means a disease that makes plant roots swollen and deformed.