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sweet-potato ring rot

sweet-potato ring rot

7.9
A disease that makes rings of dry rot on sweet potato roots
  • noun
  • /ˈswit pəˌteɪtoʊ rɪŋ rɑt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : podredumbre anular de batata
  • Symptoms of sweet-potato ring rot include concentric rings of dry, decayed tissue on the roots.

Examples

  • Proper storage helps prevent sweet-potato ring rot from spreading through harvested crops.

  • Farmers noticed sweet-potato ring rot affecting several rows in the field last season.

  • Farmers are concerned about sweet-potato ring rot this season.

  • The sweet-potato ring rot affected many crops last year.

  • Symptoms of sweet-potato ring rot include concentric rings of dry, decayed tissue on the roots.

  • Proper storage helps prevent sweet-potato ring rot from spreading through harvested crops.

  • Farmers noticed sweet-potato ring rot affecting several rows in the field last season.

Synonyms

ring rot
vssweet-potato ring rot
  • Specialized
7.9

A disease caused by bacteria that makes potato and tomato stems or tubers rot in a ring

is limited to one crop and affects storage roots only
ring disease
vssweet-potato ring rot
  • Specialized
7.7

An illness of plants like tomatoes and potatoes caused by bacteria that makes dark rings in the stem

is limited to one crop and affects storage roots only

Surface Forms

sweet-potato ring rot singular
sweet-potato ring rots plural

Morphology

sweet-potato + ring + rot

The term is a descriptive compound: 'sweet-potato' identifies the host, 'ring' indicates a circular pattern, and 'rot' denotes decay, so the meaning (decay in rings on sweet potatoes) is directly and compositionally derivable from the parts. This follows regular noun-compounding patterns used for plant diseases (e.g., 'ring rot'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the meaning without prior exposure.

Etymology

Sweet-potato ring rot comes from how the disease looks: rings of dry, rotten parts form around a sweet potato root, so the words ring and rot describe the circle of damage. That's why the name means 'a disease of sweet potatoes in which the roots are surrounded by rings of dry rot'.