Preferred Label : plant tumors;
MeSH definition : A localized proliferation of plant tissue forming a swelling or outgrowth, commonly
with a characteristic shape and unlike any organ of the normal plant. Plant tumors
or galls usually form in response to the action of a pathogen or a pest. (Holliday,
P., A Dictionary of Plant Pathology, 1989, p330);
MeSH synonym : plant gall; plant tumor; tumor, plant; plant galls; crown gall; crown galls; galls, crown; galls, plant; gall, crown; gall, plant; tumors, plant;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant galls;
Origin ID : D010941;
UMLS CUI : C0032091;
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A localized proliferation of plant tissue forming a swelling or outgrowth, commonly
with a characteristic shape and unlike any organ of the normal plant. Plant tumors
or galls usually form in response to the action of a pathogen or a pest. (Holliday,
P., A Dictionary of Plant Pathology, 1989, p330)
