DUTCH ELM DISEASE


Meaning of DUTCH ELM DISEASE in English

a disease of elms characterized by wilting, yellowing, and falling of the leaves and caused by a fungus, Ceratostomella ulmi, transmitted by bark beetles.

[ 1920-25 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .