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noun
BotanyAn abnormal condition in conifers marked by abundant discharge of resin from the root or lower part of the stem, whether due to attack by a fungus (especially the honey fungus, Armillariella mellea) or any other cause.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. From resin + -osis, after German Resinosis.
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