- epiphytotic⇄adj. occurring or spreading widely among plants, such asan epidemic disease.
Ex. an epiphytotic disease. - epiphytotic⇄epiphytotic, adjective, noun.
- epiphytotic⇄noun any widely occurring disease among plants.
Ex. The delay of an epiphytotic reduces damage within a given field and the amount of inoculum available to infect other fields (J. Artie Browning).