tobacco mosaic
noun Plant Pathology.
a disease of the nightshade family of plants, particularly tobacco and tomato, caused by the tobacco mosaic virus and characterized by mottled leaves and yellowed, necrotic plants.
Origin of tobacco mosaic
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby tobacco mosaic
tobacco,
tobacco beetle,
tobacco budworm,
tobacco heart,
tobacco hornworm,
tobacco mosaic,
tobacco mosaic virus,
tobacco road,
tobacconist,
tobago,
tobagonian