Definition of Chestnut Blight in English :

Define Chestnut Blight in English

Chestnut Blight meaning in English

Meaning of Chestnut Blight in English

Pronunciation of Chestnut Blight in English

Chestnut Blight pronunciation in English

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Chestnut Blight

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Noun

1. chestnut blight, chestnut canker, chestnut-bark disease

a disease of American chestnut trees

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Chestnut Blight

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a disease of chestnut trees, caused by a fungus (Endothia parasitica), that has virtually destroyed the American chestnut

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Chestnut Blight

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n.
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.

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