Definition of NOSEMA

nosema

Noun

  • Nosema disease:
  • An infectious disease of adult honey bees caused by some microsporidian parasites of the genus Nosema.
  • Nosema disease:
  • Pébrine, a disease of silkworms, also caused by Nosema parasites.

Origin / Etymology

From nosema disease or directly from translingual Nosema (“a taxonomic genus within the family Nosematidae”), from Latin nosema, from Ancient Greek νόσημᾰ (nósēmă, “disease, sickness, plague, affliction”).

Scrabble Score: 0

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Words With Friends Score: 10

nosema: valid Words With Friends Word