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gum·mo·sis (gu mō′sis)

noun

the giving off of gummy substances as a result of cell degeneration: a characteristic of certain plant diseases, esp. of stone fruits

Etymology: ModL < L gummi, gum + -osis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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