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cucumber mosaic
noun
Plant Pathology.
- a viral disease of cucumbers and many other plants, characterized by a mosaic pattern and distortion of leaves and fruits.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cucumber mosaic1
First recorded in 1915–20
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It’s often written in notation, so “PM” will refer to powdery mildew, and “CMV” will refer to cucumber mosaic virus.
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Many plant diseases such as the cucumber mosaic virus survive composting.
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They stand for cucumber mosaic virus, a pathogen that lays waste to entire fields of pumpkins, cucumbers, and melons.
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