Plant Tumors |
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| Crown Galls; Gall, Crown; Gall, Plant; Galls, Crown; Plant Gall; Plant Tumor; Tumor, Plant; Tumors, Plant | |
| 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) | |