fire blight

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fahyuh r blahyt]
- /faɪər blaɪt/
- /ˈfaɪə(r) blaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fahyuh r blahyt]
- /faɪər blaɪt/

Definitions of fire blight words

noun fire blight a disease of pears, apples, quinces, etc., characterized by blossom, twig, and fruit blight and stem cankers, caused by a bacterium, Erwinia amylovora. 1
noun fire blight a disease of apples, pears, and similar fruit trees, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora and characterized by blackening of the blossoms and leaves, and cankers on the branches 0
noun fire blight a disease of fruit trees, as the pear or apple, caused by a bacterium (Erwinia amylovora): it kills the branches and blackens the leaves 0
noun fire blight (phytopathology) A bacterial plant disease, caused by Erwinia amylovora, that affects apples, pears and some other members of the Rosaceae family. 0

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Origin of fire blight

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1740-50; from the burnt look of the foliage

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Parts of speech for Fire blight

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fire blight popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fire blight usage trend in Literature

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