コブ

English translation: Lump

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Japanese term or phrase:コブ
English translation:Lump
Entered by: Natalya Zelikova

15:05 Mar 17, 2008
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture
Japanese term or phrase: コブ
いもにコブをつくり腐らせる.
Descriptions of plant diseases in plant quarantine brochure. This one refers to potato cancer.
Natalya Zelikova
Poland
Local time: 01:16
Lump
Explanation:
"Creates lumps on potatoes, causing them to rot."

It sounds like you are looking for nothing more complicated than "瘤", a "lump, knot, bump or hump." If there is a more technical term for this or not, I'm not sure - I did take a quick look around but couldn't find anything.

If this is cancer, even "growth" might not be going too far. It sounds like it fits but see what you think in context.
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Benjamin Wood
Local time: 08:16
Grading comment
Thank you. I think this is what fits context and is displayed in the picture I have.
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Lump


Explanation:
"Creates lumps on potatoes, causing them to rot."

It sounds like you are looking for nothing more complicated than "瘤", a "lump, knot, bump or hump." If there is a more technical term for this or not, I'm not sure - I did take a quick look around but couldn't find anything.

If this is cancer, even "growth" might not be going too far. It sounds like it fits but see what you think in context.

Benjamin Wood
Local time: 08:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you. I think this is what fits context and is displayed in the picture I have.

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