noun Date: 1914 a single-stranded RNA virus (species Tobacco mosaic virus of the genus Tobamovirus ) that occurs worldwide and causes mosaic disease in plants (as tobacco and tomato) especially of the nightshade family
TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS
Meaning of TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012