citrus greening
noun
variants or citrus greening disease
: a destructive disease of citrus plants that is caused by a bacterium (genus Liberibacter) transmitted by plant lice (Diaphorina citri of Asia and Trioza erytreae of Africa) and is characterized especially by small, often misshapen fruits which typically retain some green coloring even when ripe and by yellow mottling of the leaves with progressive yellowing of the entire plant see asian citrus psyllid
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Trees that have the disease, also called citrus greening, cannot be cured and must be carefully removed to prevent its spread. 
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2021 The industry has been on a downward trend for two decades because of issues such as residential and commercial development, foreign imports and an incurable bacterial disease known as citrus greening. Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2022 New trees bought at garden centers should be certified citrus greening-free. Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2021 In data by the USDA, the decrease of crops after the 2003/04 season—when citrus greening first emerged in a commercial context—is starkly visible. Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 On top of that, farmers are combating an incurable disease hitting their crops, called citrus greening. Chris Morris, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2022 Heyming will outline Riverside’s citrus history (home of the state’s first navel orange tree) and provide guidance on the care of citrus and updates on Huanglongbing (HLB or citrus greening disease). Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022 The big culprit this time around, the Florida Department of Citrus said, is citrus greening, an incurable disease that thins the crowns of trees and saps their vitality. Kirk Maltais, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2022 The primary culprit for what is expected to be such a small crop is something called citrus greening, an incurable disease decimating Florida orange groves, spread by a creepy, lice-like bug. Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2022 See More
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2021 The industry has been on a downward trend for two decades because of issues such as residential and commercial development, foreign imports and an incurable bacterial disease known as citrus greening. Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2022 New trees bought at garden centers should be certified citrus greening-free. Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2021 In data by the USDA, the decrease of crops after the 2003/04 season—when citrus greening first emerged in a commercial context—is starkly visible. Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 On top of that, farmers are combating an incurable disease hitting their crops, called citrus greening. Chris Morris, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2022 Heyming will outline Riverside’s citrus history (home of the state’s first navel orange tree) and provide guidance on the care of citrus and updates on Huanglongbing (HLB or citrus greening disease). Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022 The big culprit this time around, the Florida Department of Citrus said, is citrus greening, an incurable disease that thins the crowns of trees and saps their vitality. Kirk Maltais, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2022 The primary culprit for what is expected to be such a small crop is something called citrus greening, an incurable disease decimating Florida orange groves, spread by a creepy, lice-like bug. Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above