|ku̇rˌnü|ā, -rnə|wā noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from court short (from Latin curtus shortened) + noué knotted, past participle of nouer to tie, knot, from Old French noer — more at shear , denouement
: a disease of the grape characterized by shortening of internodes, by small leaves, and by decline of vigor — called also roncet