| 单词 | fire blight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire blight fire blight n. a plant disease or disorder in which affected parts have a scorched appearance (cf. fire blast n.); spec. a disease affecting pear, apple, and quince trees, and other plants of the family Rosaceae, characterized by sudden blackening and withering of flowers and shoots and caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > disease or injury > [noun] > type of disease > bacterial diseases > associated with food or crop plants fire blight1742 apple blight1835 pear blight1854 leaf scald1870 ring rot1875 angular leaf spot1896 blackarm1902 Moko1913 halo blight1920 the world > plants > disease or injury > [noun] > type of disease > fungal > associated with crop or food plants > hop plant mould1731 fire blight1742 1742 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman June vi. 74 Hops are subject to the..Fire-blight, and the Mould or Dwindle. 1817 W. Coxe View Cultiv. Fruit Trees 175 The fire blight frequently destroys [pear] trees. 1958 New Scientist 20 Nov. 1301/1 The recent outbreak of Fire Blight in this country is alarming... It is caused by a bacterium, Erwinia amylovora, that usually attacks the fruit trees in the spring. 2007 Univ. Oxf. Bot. Garden News No. 67. 8/1 The Neillia thibetica..has lost its leaves so fast it looks as though it is suffering from fireblight. < as lemmas |
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