Neoplastic Process
plant tumor
plant tu·mor
Subclass of:
Plant Diseases
Definitions related to plant tumors:
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(crown gall) Disease that affects many species of plants; caused by a bacterium (Agrobacterium tumefaciens) which forms tumorous enlargements just below the ground on the stem.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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A localized proliferation of plant tissue forming a swelling or outgrowth, commonly with a characteristic shape and unlike any organ of the normal plant. Plant tumors or galls usually form in response to the action of a pathogen or a pest. (Holliday, P., A Dictionary of Plant Pathology, 1989, p330)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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