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Dutch elm disease
noun
: a disease that kills elm trees and that is caused by a fungus
Full 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
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First Known Use of DUTCH ELM DISEASE
1927
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