redcore
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An oomycete, (Phytophthora fragariae) that causes root rot in strawberries.
Example Sentences
- "The incidence of redcore (Phytophthora fragaria) root rot after planting in a valley ( — 1 in.) on the flat, and on low (+1 in.), moderate (+2 in.), and high ridges (+3 in.) with Red Gauntlet (fairly resistant) and Solana (susceptible) was examined."
- "Similarly reduced movement of soil might limit the spread of redcore disease or other soil-infecting fungi."
- "Cases of special interest, now receiving particular attention are fruit-tree viruses (linked to national certification procedures), fireblight (the most serious plant quarantine threat in Europe), potato cyst nematodes, and strawberry redcore disease."