单词 | rhizomania |
释义 | > as lemmasrhizomania rhizomania n. Brit. , U.S. [after German Rhizomanie (J. C. Schlosser and L. Vukotinovic1854, in Oesterreichisches botanisches Wochenblatt 20 Apr. 131)] Botany (originally) an abnormal proliferation of roots, esp. as a sign of disease; (now usually) spec. a viral disease of sugar beet whose main symptom is the excessive production of small fibrous roots at the expense of the main storage root.ΚΠ 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Rhizomania, an unnatural development of roots. 1889 Jrnl. Mycol. 5 226 The author describes what he calls a rhizomania in species of Ribes, i.e. a tendency in the branches to the formation of numerous, incipient, adventitious roots. 1965 Bibliogr. Agric. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) June 26/1 Alghisi, P., and others. Preliminary research on rhizomania of beets. 2001 Farmers Guardian 17 Aug. 16/5 The outgoers scheme allows growers who have suffered an outbreak of rhizomania to acquire contracted tonneage, subject to British Sugar's approval. < as lemmas |
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