Root-knot
noun, Plant Pathology.
1.
a disease of plants, characterized by galls or knots on the roots and stunted growth, caused by any of several nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne.
root knot
A disease of plants characterized by protuberant swellings on the roots caused by infestation with nematodes.
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