单词 | pox |
释义 | pox /poks/, n. Pathol. 1. a disease characterized by multiple skin pustules, as smallpox. 2. syphilis. 3. Also called soil rot. Plant Pathol. a disease of sweet potatoes, characterized by numerous pitlike lesions on the roots, caused by a fungus, Streptomyces ipomoea. 4. (used interjectionally to express distaste, rejection, aversion, etc.): A pox on you and your bright ideas! [1540-50 (earlier as surname); sp. var. of pocks, pl. of POCK] |
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