A plant disease caused by Fusarium fungi, characterized by wilting, rotting, or discoloration of plant tissues.
From 'Fusarium' plus the suffix '-ose' (indicating a disease or condition, as in 'necrosis' or 'mycosis').
Fusariose wiped out entire banana plantations in the 1950s—it's why today's bananas are all genetically identical clones, which is actually a problem for future crops.
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