variants:
or rough-bark disease
Definition of rough-bark
1
: any of several virus diseases of woody plants (as cherry, apple, citrus) characterized by generalized roughening and often longitudinal splitting of the bark
2
: a disease of apples that is caused by a fungus (Phomopsis mali) and produces rough cankers on the twigs and branches
3
: a nonparasitic disease of fruit trees (as apples and pears) characterized by a general roughening of the bark and not by local cankers
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“Rough-bark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rough-bark. Accessed 28 Feb. 2021.
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