anaberoga

noun

an·​a·​be·​ro·​ga

ˌanəbəˈrōgə

plural -s

: a root disease and collar rot of the areca palm attributed to a pore fungus (Fomes lucidus)

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Kannada aṇabe rōga, from aṇabe "mushroom, fungus" + rōga "disease"

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

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