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chestnut blight
chestnut blightn. A disease of chestnut trees caused by a fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica) that is especially destructive to the American chestnut, characterized by cankers that kill the branches and trunk.chest′nut blight`
n. a disease of chestnut trees caused by a fungus, Endothia parasitica, characterized by bark lesions that eventually girdle the trunk and kill the tree. [1905–10, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | chestnut blight - a disease of American chestnut treeschestnut canker, chestnut-bark diseaseblight - any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting |
chestnut blight
chestnut blight[′ches‚nət ‚blīt] (plant pathology) A fungus disease of the chestnut caused by Endothia parasitica, which attacks the bark and cambium, causing cankers that girdle the stem and kill the plant. Also known as chestnut canker. chestnut blight
Related to chestnut blight: Dutch elm diseaseSynonyms for chestnut blightnoun a disease of American chestnut treesSynonyms- chestnut canker
- chestnut-bark disease
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