| 释义 |
cobb's disease
\ˈkäbz-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: after Nathan A. Cobb died 1932 American biologist
: a disease of sugarcane caused by a bacterium (Xanthomonas vascularum) and characterized by a slime in the vascular bundles accompanied by dwarfing, streaking of leaves, and decay — called also sugarcane gummosis |