gummosis

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noun

The formation of patches of a gummy substance on the surface of certain plants, particularly fruit trees, caused by sap oozing from wounds or cankers.

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gummingbrown rot gummosis
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Meanings

noungummosis (countable and uncountable, plural gummoses)

plural gummoses

  1. countableuncountableThe formation of patches of a gummy substance on the surface of certain plants, particularly fruit trees, caused by sap oozing from wounds or cankers.

    Synonyms: gumming

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe formation of patches of a gummy substance on the surface of certain plants, particularly fruit trees, caused by sap oozing from wounds or cankers.

Similar
gumming

More synonyms by meaning

noundisease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora

Similar
brown rot gummosis
Broader
brown rot
Also see
gumming

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gum + -osis.

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Translations

Catalan gomosi
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French gommose
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German Gummose
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Polish gumoza
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APA

gummosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gummosis

MLA

“gummosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gummosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gummosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gummosis.

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