ring rot bacteria

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

ring rot bacteria is a valid 17-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1I1N1G2R1O1T1B3A1C3T1E1R1I1A1
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does ring rot bacteria mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc.