- chestnut blight
- ☆ chestnut blightn.a disease of chestnut trees, caused by a fungus (Endothia parasitica), that has virtually destroyed the American chestnut
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Chestnut blight — fungus Cankers caused by the fungal infection cause the bark to split. Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Phylum … Wikipedia
chestnut blight — Plant Pathol. a disease of chestnuts, esp. the American chestnut, characterized by bark lesions that girdle and eventually kill the tree, caused by a fungus, Endothia parasitica. [1905 10, Amer.] * * * Plant disease caused by the fungus Endothia… … Universalium
chestnut blight — noun a disease of American chestnut trees • Syn: ↑chestnut canker, ↑chestnut bark disease • Hypernyms: ↑blight * * * noun or chestnut bark disease or … Useful english dictionary
chestnut blight — chest′nut blight n. ppa a disease of chestnut trees caused by a fungus, Endothia parasitica, characterized by bark lesions that eventually girdle the trunk and kill the tree • Etymology: 1905–10, amer … From formal English to slang
chestnut blight — noun Date: circa 1909 a destructive disease of the American chestnut marked by cankers of the bark and cambium and caused by an imported fungus (Endothia parasitica syn. Cryphonectria parasitica) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chestnut (disambiguation) — Chestnut is a genus of deciduous tree and shrub species Castanea. The name also refers to the edible nut these trees produce. Chestnut (also chesnut) may also refer to: In architecture: Chestnut Lodge, historic building in Rockville, Maryland… … Wikipedia
Chestnut — For other uses of chestnut , see Chestnut (disambiguation). For other uses of chinquapin or chinkapin , see Chinquapin (disambiguation). Chestnut Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Scientific clas … Wikipedia
chestnut — chestnutty, adj. /ches nut , neuht/, n. 1. any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata… … Universalium
blight — blightingly, adv. /bluyt/, n. 1. Plant Pathol. a. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. b. a disease so characterized. 2. any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration: Extravagance was the… … Universalium
chestnut canker — noun a disease of American chestnut trees • Syn: ↑chestnut blight, ↑chestnut bark disease • Hypernyms: ↑blight * * * noun see chestnut blight … Useful english dictionary
