mosaic:1
noun15th century{ds||1||}
- a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns; also : the process of making it
- a picture or design made in mosaic
- something resembling a mosaic
mosaic:2
adjective
mosaic
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1585{ds||1||}
- of, relating to, produced by, or resembling a mosaic
- exhibiting mosaicism
- determinate
mosaic:3
verb
mosaic
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1770{ds||1||}
- to decorate with mosaics
- to form into a mosaic
Mosaic
adjective1632
- of or relating to Moses or the institutions or writings attributed to him
cucumber mosaic
noun
cucumber mosaic
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1916
- a plant disease especially of cucumbers that is caused by a single-stranded RNA virus (species Cucumber mosaic virus of the genus Cucumovirus, family Bromoviridae) and is transmitted chiefly by an aphid and produces mottled foliage and often pale warty fruits
tobacco mosaic virus
noun
tobacco mosaic virus
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1914
- a single-stranded RNA virus (species Tobacco mosaic virus of the genus Tobamovirus) that occurs worldwide and causes mosaic disease in plants (such as tobacco and tomato) especially of the nightshade family
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