epiphytotic

Definition of Epiphytotic in English :

1. epiphytotic

(of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area

Example Sentences:
'an epiphytotic blight of potatoes'
'epiphytotic conditions associated with a single-plant agriculture'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Epiphytotic

adjective

(of plant diseases and parasites) affecting plants over a wide geographical region

adjective

1.

epidemic among plants

noun

2.

an epiphytotic disease

adj.

Of, relating to, or characterized by a sudden or abnormally destructive outbreak of a plant disease, usually over an extended geographic area.