Dutch elm disease
Meaning
Noun
- A disease of elm trees caused by ascomycete fungi in the genus Ophiostoma (genus) and spread by bark beetles.
Origin
- Named after the country in which the disease was first identified. (It is not specific to Dutch elms.)
Modern English dictionary
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