dutch elm disease

Dutch elm disease

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Definitions of dutch elm disease words

noun dutch elm disease a disease of elms characterized by wilting, yellowing, and falling of the leaves and caused by a fungus, Ceratostomella ulmi, transmitted by bark beetles. 1
noun dutch elm disease fungal disease of trees 1
noun dutch elm disease a disease of elm trees caused by the fungus Ceratocystis ulmi and characterized by withering of the foliage and stems and eventual death of the parts of the tree above ground 0
noun dutch elm disease a virulent and widespread disease of elms caused by a fungus (Ceratocystis ulmi) that produces wilting and drying of the leaves and, ultimately, death of the tree 0

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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