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Sigatoka
(Siga|toka)
Pronunciation:
/ˌsɪgəˈtəʊkə/
noun
[
mass noun
]
a fungal disease of banana plants characterized by elongated spots on the leaves, which then rot completely.
The fungus is
Mycosphaerella musicola
, subdivision
Ascomycotina
Origin:
1920s
: named after a district in Fiji
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