fire blight

noun Plant Pathology.

a disease of pears, apples, quinces, etc., characterized by blossom, twig, and fruit blight and stem cankers, caused by a bacterium, Erwinia amylovora.

Origin of fire blight

First recorded in 1740–50; from the burnt look of the foliage

Words nearby fire blight

fire balloon, firebase, fire beetle, firebird, fire blanket, fire blight, fireboard, fireboat, firebomb, fire boss, firebox

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Example sentences from the Web for fire blight

The fire-blight bacteria grow in the juicy part of the stem, between the wood and the bark.
Agriculture for Beginners|Charles William Burkett
Of course they had no reason to sue us because the damage was clearly done by fire-blight.
The Affable Stranger|Peter McArthur
You have perhaps heard your father speak of the "fire-blight" of pear and apple trees.
Agriculture for Beginners|Charles William Burkett
I have a whole orchard of pears and there has never been a trace of fire-blight.
The Affable Stranger|Peter McArthur

Ask your teacher to show you a case of fire-blight on a pear or apple tree.
Agriculture for Beginners|Charles William Burkett

British Dictionary definitions for fire blight

fire blight

noun

a disease of apples, pears, and similar fruit trees, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora and characterized by blackening of the blossoms and leaves, and cankers on the branches

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	fire blight
释义	fire blight noun Plant Pathology. a disease of pears, apples, quinces, etc., characterized by blossom, twig, and fruit blight and stem cankers, caused by a bacterium, Erwinia amylovora. Origin of fire blight First recorded in 1740–50; from the burnt look of the foliage Words nearby fire blight fire balloon, firebase, fire beetle, firebird, fire blanket, fire blight, fireboard, fireboat, firebomb, fire boss, firebox Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fire blight The fire-blight bacteria grow in the juicy part of the stem, between the wood and the bark. Agriculture for Beginners\|Charles William Burkett Of course they had no reason to sue us because the damage was clearly done by fire-blight. The Affable Stranger\|Peter McArthur You have perhaps heard your father speak of the "fire-blight" of pear and apple trees. Agriculture for Beginners\|Charles William Burkett I have a whole orchard of pears and there has never been a trace of fire-blight. The Affable Stranger\|Peter McArthur Ask your teacher to show you a case of fire-blight on a pear or apple tree. Agriculture for Beginners\|Charles William Burkett British Dictionary definitions for fire blight fire blight noun a disease of apples, pears, and similar fruit trees, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora and characterized by blackening of the blossoms and leaves, and cankers on the branches Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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