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tobac′co mosa′ic vi′rus, 
  1. Microbiologya retrovirus causing mosaic disease in members of the nightshade family. Abbr.: TMV
  • 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tobacco mosaic virus
  1. the virus that causes mosaic disease in tobacco and related plants: its discovery in 1892 provided the first evidence of the existence of viruses
    Abbreviation: TMV
'tobacco mosaic virus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
TMV - tobacco mosaic

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