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English
Etymology
From Latin oleo- (“oil”) + cellula (“disease, condition”) + -osis.
Noun
oleocellosis (uncountable)
- A rind disease on citrus fruit causing blemishes and releasing harmful oils.
- Synonyms: rind oil spot, rind-oil spot, oil spotting
1979, Herbert John Webber, The Citrus Industry, New South Wales: Division of Horticulture, page 526:In California, oleocellosis is most often on lemons, but oranges picked too early, when immature or turgid after rains or cold weather, may also be severely affected.
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