Dutch elm disease

Dutch elm disease

noun

Definition of DUTCH ELM DISEASE

: a disease of elms caused by an ascomycetous fungus (Ceratocystis ulmi) and characterized by yellowing of the foliage, defoliation, and death

First Known Use of DUTCH ELM DISEASE

1927

Rhymes with DUTCH ELM DISEASE

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