| 释义 |
phony disease
noun
also phony peach
Etymology: phony alteration (influenced by phony) (I) of pony (I); from the dwarfing effect of the disease
: a serious virus disease of the peach that causes dwarfing, abnormally dark green leaves, and a light crop of small but highly colored fruit, makes the trees stop bearing after a few years, and is of lesser importance on almond, apricot, nectarine, and plum |