Definition of Dutch elm disease

1. Noun. Disease of elms caused by a fungus.

Generic synonyms: Plant Disease

Definition of Dutch elm disease

1. Proper noun. A disease of elm trees caused by an Ascomycete fungus and spread by bark beetles. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dutch Elm Disease

Dutch auctions
Dutch book
Dutch capital
Dutch caps
Dutch case-knife bean
Dutch cheese
Dutch clover
Dutch comfort
Dutch comforts
Dutch corner
Dutch courage
Dutch door
Dutch doors
Dutch elm
Dutch elm disease (current term)
Dutch elm fungus
Dutch florin
Dutch gold
Dutch hand
Dutch hands
Dutch hoe
Dutch hoes
Dutch iris
Dutch metal
Dutch monetary unit
Dutch ovens
Dutch people
Dutch pink

Literary usage of Dutch elm disease

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Price of Oil: Corporate Responsibility and Human Rights Violations in by Bronwen Manby (1999)
"Nigeria, it is argued, had an extreme case of "Dutch disease [named by economists after Dutch elm disease], a process whereby new discoveries or favorable ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Dutch elm disease has reduced numbers of this species severely. Ulmus pumila L. Siberian elm Deciduous tree Naturalized from planted sources. ..."

3. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... and developing control measures for Dutch elm disease, dogwood anthracnose, and/or Verticil- Hum wilt through the use of antagonistic microorganisms and ..."

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