rhizomania

Etymology

From rhizo- + -mania.

rhizomania means an abnormal development in the taproots of some plants, especially sugar beet, characterized by fine, hairy secondary roots; it is caused by the infection of the plant with a virus transmitted by a protozoan. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

An abnormal development in the taproots of some plants, especially sugar beet, characterized by fine, hairy secondary roots; it is caused by the infection of the plant with a virus transmitted by a protozoan.