释义 |
gum·mo·sis \ˌgəˈmōsə̇s\ noun (plural gummo·ses \-ōˌsēz\) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin gummi gum + New Latin -osis : the pathological production of gummy exudates in plants (as various citrus, and stone-fruit trees) as a result of cell degeneration usually forming clear to amber hardened crusts or masses — see exanthem; broadly : a plant disease marked by gummosis |