Dutch elm disease

noun

: a disease of elms caused by an ascomycetous fungus (Ceratocystis ulmi) and characterized by yellowing of the foliage, defoliation, and death

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1927, in the meaning defined above

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Dutch elm disease

noun

: a disease of elms caused by a fungus carried from one tree to another by bark beetles and marked by yellowing of the foliage, loss of leaves, and death

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Dutch elm disease

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