aster yellows
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aster yellows

noun plural

Definition of ASTER YELLOWS

: a widespread disease affecting more than 40 families of plants, characterized especially by yellowing and stunting, and caused by a phytoplasma transmitted by leafhoppers

First Known Use of ASTER YELLOWS

1922

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