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fire blight

 
Dictionary: fire blight  fire·blight (fīr'blīt')
 
also n.

A destructive disease of apple and pear trees, caused by a bacterium (Erwinia amylovora) that blackens the leaves and kills the branches.


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A bacterial disease of apple, pear, firethorn, hawthorn, and related plants. The disease causes sudden browning and death of small branches or entire limbs of trees.

 
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Meaning #1: a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees
  Synonym: pear blight


 
 
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