ˌgəˈmōsə̇s noun
( plural gummo·ses -ōˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin gummi gum + New Latin -osis
: the pathological production of gummy exudates in plants (as various citrus, and stone-fruit trees) as a result of cell degeneration usually forming clear to amber hardened crusts or masses — see exanthem ; broadly : a plant disease marked by gummosis