tobacco mosaic virus


noun

a retrovirus causing mosaic disease in members of the nightshade family. Abbreviation: TMV

Origin of tobacco mosaic virus

First recorded in 1935–40

British Dictionary definitions for tobacco mosaic virus

tobacco mosaic virus

noun

the virus that causes mosaic disease in tobacco and related plants: its discovery in 1892 provided the first evidence of the existence of viruses Abbreviation: TMV

Medical definitions for tobacco mosaic virus

tobacco mosaic virus

n.

A retrovirus that causes a disease in tobacco and some other plants and is widely used in the study of viruses and viral diseases.