chestnut blight

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Definition of chestnut blight in English English dictionary

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) A disease of chestnut trees caused by a fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica) that is especially destructive to the American chestnut, characterized by cankers that eventually kill the branches and trunk

a disease of American chestnut trees

Hyphenation

chest·nut blight

Turkish pronunciation

çestnʌt blayt

Pronunciation

/ˈʧestˌnət ˈblīt/ /ˈʧɛstˌnʌt ˈblaɪt/