A disease of cacao plants causing discoloration and decay of pods and foliage.
From Spanish or Portuguese origin, combining roots related to 'sickness' or 'disease' (posibly from mus- prefix) and -go, likely used in agriculture to describe plant pathology.
Amusgo is one of chocolate's hidden enemies—it quietly devastates cacao crops in tropical regions, which is why chocolate prices can suddenly spike during disease outbreaks!
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