fire blight definition

  • noun:
    • A destructive illness of apple and pear woods, caused by a bacterium (Erwinia amylovora) that blackens the leaves and eliminates the limbs.
    • a bacterial plant illness that primarily affects apples, pears and some other people in the Rosaceae household
    • an illness blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees
    • A destructive disease of apple and pear trees, due to a bacterium (Erwinia amylovora) that blackens the leaves and kills the limbs.
    • A destructive disease of apple and pear trees, brought on by a bacterium (Erwinia amylovora) that blackens the leaves and kills the limbs.
    • a bacterial plant condition that primarily affects apples, pears plus some various other people in the Rosaceae family
    • a bacterial plant condition that primarily impacts apples, pears plus some other members of the Rosaceae family
    • A destructive disease of apple and pear woods, caused by a bacterium (Erwinia amylovora) that blackens the leaves and kills the branches.
    • an ailment blackening the leaves of pear and apple woods
    • an ailment blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees
    • a bacterial plant illness that primarily affects oranges, pears and some various other people in the Rosaceae family members
    • a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple woods

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