Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tobacco mosaic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: to-bac-co -mo-sa-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Tobacco mosaic virus, an RNA virus (of genus Tobamovirus) that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae, causing characteristic patterns of mottling and discoloration on the leaves.

Uncountable

noun

A disease of tobacco plants, characterized by mottled leaves, caused by this virus.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"RNA replaces DNA as the genetic material in many viruses (for example, tobacco mosaic, influenza, polio, certain RNA phages)."
"As is the case with tobacco mosaic, the disease has been successfully transmitted by inoculating healthy plants with juice pressed out of diseased plants."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

TMV

Questions

What does tobacco mosaic mean?: Tobacco mosaic virus, an RNA virus (of genus Tobamovirus) that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae, causing characteristic patterns of mottling and discoloration on the leaves.

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