gummosis

Plural: gummoses

Noun

• A plant disease characterized by the exudation of gum.
• pathological production of gummy exudates in citrus and various stone-fruit trees
• disease of citrus trees caused by the fungus Phytophthora citrophthora
• The formation of patches of a gummy substance on the surface of certain plants, particularly fruit trees, caused by sap oozing from wounds or cankers.

Examples

• His hand felt like it had gummosis, unable to part with his high-value tiles.

Synonyms

brown rot gummosis, gumming