A fungal disease affecting plants, characterized by creeping discoloration or decay of roots and lower stems.
From Greek 'herpein' (to creep) combined with 'trichia' (hair-like structures). The disease name describes how fungal infection 'creeps' through plant tissue.
Plant diseases with 'herpo-' names all describe how the infection spreads—it literally 'creeps' through the plant's tissues like a slow-moving invasion!
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