hybosis

noun

hy·​bo·​sis

hīˈbōsə̇s,

hə̇ˈ-

plural hyboses

-ōˌsēz

also hybosises

: a virus disease of cotton in which the leaves are reduced and distorted

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek hybos hump + New Latin -osis

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