chestnut blight

chest·nut blight

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Definitions of chestnut blight words

noun chestnut blight a disease of chestnut trees, caused by a fungus (Endothia parasitica), that has virtually destroyed the American chestnut 3
noun chestnut blight a disease of chestnuts, especially the American chestnut, characterized by bark lesions that girdle and eventually kill the tree, caused by a fungus, Endothia parasitica. 1
noun chestnut blight A disease of the American chestnut tree, mainly caused by the pathogenic fungus Cryphonectria parasitica. 0

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

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