bakanae

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noun

A disease of rice plants, caused by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi, whose metabolism produces a surplus of gibberellic acid that causes hypertrophy in the plant.

OriginJapanese 馬鹿苗病 →
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Meanings

nounbakanae (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA disease of rice plants, caused by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi, whose metabolism produces a surplus of gibberellic acid that causes hypertrophy in the plant.

Origin

  1. Japanese馬鹿苗病
  2. Englishbakanae

From Japanese 馬鹿苗病 (baka-nae-byō, literally “foolish seedling disease”).

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Chicago

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