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tobacco mosaic virus

noun

  1. a retrovirus causing mosaic disease in members of the nightshade family. : 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tobacco mosaic virus1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

You, for instance, couldn't catch tobacco mosaic virus, and the tobacco plant can't catch the measles virus.

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