Tobacco-mosaic-virus


noun
1.
a retrovirus causing mosaic disease in members of the nightshade family.
Abbreviation: TMV.
tobacco mosaic virus
noun
1.
the virus that causes mosaic disease in tobacco and related plants: its discovery in 1892 provided the first evidence of the existence of viruses TMV

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.

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