DUTCH ELM DISEASE

Meaning of DUTCH ELM DISEASE in English

n [ U ]

a disease that kills elm trees. It is caused by a fungus carried by a type of insect. It seriously affected elm trees in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s, killing about 20 million of them.

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DUTCH ELM DISEASE — noun Date: 1927 a disease of elms caused by an ascomycetous fungus ( Ceratocystis ulmi ) and characterized by yellowing …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUTCH ELM DISEASE — Widespread disease that kills elm s, caused by the fungus Ceratocystis ulmi . It was first identified in the U.S. …
Английский словарь Британика
DUTCH ELM DISEASE — noun Usage: usually capitalized D : a vascular disease of elms caused by a fungus ( Ceratostomella ulmi ) which …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUTCH ELM DISEASE — a disease of elms characterized by wilting, yellowing, and falling of the leaves and caused by a fungus, Ceratostomella ulmi, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUTCH ELM DISEASE — Date: 1927 : a disease of elms caused by an ascomycetous fungus ( Ceratocystis ulmi ) and characterized by yellowing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUTCH ELM DISEASE — Function: noun Date: 1927 : a disease of elms caused by an ascomycetous fungus ( Ceratocystis ulmi ) and characterized …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DUTCH ELM DISEASE — ■ noun a fungal disease of elm trees, spread by bark beetles.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DUTCH ELM DISEASE — [Dutch elm disease] n (1927): a disease of elms caused by an ascomycetous fungus (Ceratocystis ulmi) and characterized by yellowing …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUTCH ELM DISEASE — widespread fungoid killer of elms, first described in The Netherlands. The causal fungus, Ceratocystis ulmi, was probably introduced into Europe …
Britannica English vocabulary
DUTCH ELM DISEASE — noun [ U ] a disease that kills elm trees For more information see the Cultural Guide
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUTCH ELM DISEASE — ˌDutch ˈelm disˌease BrE AmE noun [uncountable] a disease that affects and kills ↑ elm trees
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUTCH ELM DISEASE — Widespread disease that kills elm s, caused by the fungus Ceratocystis ulmi . It was first identified in the U.S. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DUTCH ELM DISEASE — голландская болезнь вязов (возбудитель - гриб Ceratocystis ulmi)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DUTCH ELM DISEASE — голландская болезнь вязов ( возбудитель - гриб Ceratocystis ulmi )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ELM — County: Cambridgeshire Post Code: PE14
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ELM — Airport Name : Elmira-Corning Regional Airport Airport Location : Elmira/Big Flats, New York, United States IATA Code : ELM ICAO …
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ELM — ulm
English interlingue dictionary
ELM — I Any of about 18 species of forest and ornamental shade trees that make up the genus Ulmus (family Ulmaceae), …
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DUTCH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Anglo Dutch Wars Dutch Wars Dutch elm disease Dutch language Dutch Republic {{link=East India …
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DISEASE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Hansen disease degenerative joint disease Addison disease Alzheimer disease Lou Gehrig disease autoimmune disease …
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DUTCH — I. ˈdəch adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English Duch, Duche, from Middle Dutch duutsch, dūtsch, from a prehistoric East …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISEASE — I. də̇ˈz]ēz, in sense 1a dəˈs] or (ˈ)di|s]\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English disese, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELM — ˈelm, ˈeu̇m, dial or substand ˈeləm noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELM — (n.) A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The …
Английский словарь Webster
ELM — ( n. ) A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ELM — /elm/ , n. 1. any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm) , characterized by the gradually …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUTCH — /duch/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the natives or inhabitants of the Netherlands or their country …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISEASE — — diseasedly , adv. — diseasedness , n. /di zeez"/ , n. , v. , diseased, diseasing . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUTCH — adj. of or pertaining to the Netherlands; of or pertaining to the Dutch language; of or pertaining to the Pennsylvania …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DUTCH — I. ˈdəch adjective Etymology: Middle English Duch, from Middle Dutch duutsch; akin to Old High German diutisc German, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELM — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German elme elm, Latin ulmus Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELM — noun a tree of the genus ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in america. the …
Webster English vocab
DISEASE — noun lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet. 2. disease ·vt to deprive of ease; to disquiet; to trouble; to …
Webster English vocab
ELM — [elm] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG elme elm, L ulmus] (bef. 12c) 1: any of a genus (Ulmus …
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DUTCH — [dutch] adv, often cap (1914): with each person paying his or her own way [1]Dutch adj [ME Duch, fr. MD …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ELM — (genus Ulmus), any of about 18 species of forest and ornamental shade trees of the family Ulmaceae native primarily to …
Britannica English vocabulary
DISEASE — a harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state of an organism. A diseased organism commonly exhibits signs or …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELM — elm BrE AmE elm ▷ elms elmz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DUTCH — Dutch, dutch BrE AmE dʌtʃ ▶ ˌ Dutch ˈ auction BrE AmE ▶ ˌ Dutch ˈ courage BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ELM — / elm; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] (also ˈelm tree ) a tall tree with broad …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUTCH — / dʌtʃ; NAmE / adjective of or connected with the Netherlands, its people or its language • IDIOMS - go …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISEASE — / dɪˈziːz; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] 1. an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELM — elm /elm/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ] a type of large tree with broad …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUTCH — I. Dutch 1 /dʌtʃ/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . relating to the Netherlands, its people, or its language 2 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISEASE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ELM — n. 1 any tree of the genus Ulmus, esp. U. procera with rough serrated leaves. 2 (in full elmwood) the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUTCH — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of, relating to, or associated with the Netherlands. 2 US sl. German. 3 S.Afr. of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ELM — n. 1 any tree of the genus Ulmus, esp. U. procera with rough serrated leaves. 2 (in full elmwood) the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUTCH — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, relating to, or associated with the Netherlands. 2 US sl. German. 3 S.Afr. of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ELM — n.1 any tree of the genus Ulmus, esp. U. procera with rough serrated leaves. 2 (in full elmwood) the wood …
Oxford English vocab
DUTCH — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of, relating to, or associated with the Netherlands. 2 US sl. German. 3 S.Afr. of …
Oxford English vocab
ELM — ( elms) An elm is a tree that has broad leaves which it loses in winter. N-VAR • Elm is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUTCH — 1. Dutch means belonging or relating to the Netherlands, or to its people, language, or culture. ADJ 2. The Dutch …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISEASE — ( diseases) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. A disease is an illness …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELM — (~s) An ~ is a tree that has broad leaves which it loses in winter. N-VAR • Elm is the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ELM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Dutch elm disease COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN disease ▪ Then came elm disease , …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUTCH — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Dutch auction Dutch barn Dutch cap Dutch courage Dutch elm disease Dutch oven II. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISEASE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ELM — [noun] - a large tree which loses its leaves in winterMany elms died from Dutch elm disease. [C]Water pipes used …
Cambridge English vocab
DISEASE — [noun] - (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by …
Cambridge English vocab
ELM — n. Dutch elm disease slippery elm red elm
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ELM — n. Any of about 18 species of forest and ornamental shade trees that make up the genus Ulmus (family Ulmaceae), …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DISEASE — n. brown lung disease Hansen disease degenerative joint disease Addison disease Alzheimer disease Lou Gehrig disease autoimmune disease Bright disease …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DUTCH — n. Dutch Guiana Anglo Dutch Wars Dutch Wars Dutch elm disease Dutch language Dutch Republic East India Co. Dutch Schultz …
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