bacteriosis|bæktɪərɪˈəʊsɪs|[mod.L.: see -osis.]Any disease of plants ascribed to the action of bacteria.1899G. MasseePlant Diseases 338Bacteriosis of tomatoes.Ibid.339Pink bacteriosis of wheat.1901Proc.R.Soc.LXVII. 456Arthur ascribes the action of bacteria in the bacteriosis of carnations to an enzyme.