plant virus
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1. a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | virus, |
definition | : | (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | tmv, tobacco mosaic virus, |
definition | : | the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892) (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | viroid, virusoid, |
definition | : | the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | onion yellow-dwarf virus, |
definition | : | the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of onion plants (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | potato yellow-dwarf virus, |
definition | : | the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants (noun.animal) |
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