bakanae

English

Etymology

Japanese 馬鹿苗病 (baka-nae-byō, literally “foolish seedling disease”).

Noun

bakanae (uncountable)

1. A disease of rice plants, caused by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi, whose metabolism produces a surplus of gibberellic acid that causes hypertrophy in the plant.

Related terms

• baka