ringspot

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noun

A symptom of various viral infections in plants, taking the form of rings or spots of damaged tissue.

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Meanings

nounringspot (countable and uncountable, plural ringspots)

plural ringspots · alternative ring spot

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA symptom of various viral infections in plants, taking the form of rings or spots of damaged tissue.

    Disease name: Tobacco rattle Causal virus: Tobacco rattle virus Symptoms: Necrotic local lesions, necrotic or chlorotic ringspots, systemic necrosis, ringspots, line patterns, mottling are the various symptoms induced in tobacco depending on the environment and cultivars.

    2008, M. V. Nayudu, Plant Viruses

Origin

From ring + spot.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sportingringpost
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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