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chestnut blight Definition

chestnut blight

noun

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

chestnut blight Usage Examples

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  • cause: Recorded spread of chestnut blight caused by Cryphonectria parasitica after it was first recorded in New York in 1904.

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