# bakanae

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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