Plant Tumors

Synonyms

Crown Gall

Crown Galls

Gall, Crown

Gall, Plant

Galls, Crown

Galls, Plant

Plant Gall

Plant Galls

Plant Tumor

Tumor, Plant

Tumors, Plant

A localized proliferation of plant tissue forming a swelling or outgrowth, commonly with a characteristic shape and unlike any organ of the normal plant. Plant tumors or galls usually form in response to the action of a pathogen or a pest. (Holliday, P., A Dictionary of Plant Pathology, 1989, p330)