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Epiphytotic Definition & Meaning

epiphytotic
adjective
  1. (of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area; "an epiphytotic blight of potatoes"; "epiphytotic conditions associated with a single-plant agriculture"

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What does epiphytotic mean?
(of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area; "an epiphytotic blight of potatoes"; "epiphytotic conditions associated with a single-plant agriculture"
What part of speech is epiphytotic?
Epiphytotic is an adjective.

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