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Sigatoka|sɪŋgəˈtəʊkə|
Also Sing-.
[Name of the district of Fiji where the disease was first observed.]
Used attrib. and absol. to designate a disease of banana plants caused by the fungus Cercospora musæ, characterized by the appearance on the leaves of elongated spots, followed by rotting of the entire leaves.
1925Agric. Circular Dept. Agric. Fiji V. 68 Sigatoka Disease—This is by far the most important of the banana diseases of Fiji. 1958New Scientist 26 June 258/1 Sigatoka has spread to virtually all the banana growing areas since it was discovered in 1903. 1963A. Burns Fiji ii. iii. 197 Leaf-spot disease, which affects bananas in various parts of the world, is often referred to as Singatoka Disease, because it was first identified in the Singatoka area of Viti Levu. 1972C. W. Wardlaw Banana Dis. xi. 314 In Fiji, it became notorious in 1913 in the Sigatoka valley—hence the name ‘Sigatoka Disease’ or simply ‘Sigatoka’. |