EPIPHYTOTIC


Meaning of EPIPHYTOTIC in English

/ep'euh fuy tot"ik/ , adj.

1. (of a disease) destroying a large number of plants in an area at the same time.

n.

2. the widespread, destructive outbreak of a plant disease.

[ 1895-1900; EPI- + -PHYTE + -OTIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .