ep·i·phy·tot·ic ( p  -f -t t  k)adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by a sudden or abnormally destructive outbreak of a plant disease, usually over an extended geographic area. ep i·phy·totic n. |
epiphytotic [ˌɛpɪfaɪˈtɒtɪk]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plant Pathology) (of plant diseases and parasites) affecting plants over a wide geographical region
[from epi- + -phyte + -otic]
| epiphytotic (p-f-ttk) Relating to or characterized by a sudden or abnormally destructive outbreak of a plant disease, usually over an extended geographic area. |
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| Adj. | 1. | epiphytotic - (of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area; "an epiphytotic blight of potatoes"; "epiphytotic conditions associated with a single-plant agriculture" epidemic - (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; "an epidemic outbreak of influenza" |
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