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milky disease
noun
Definition of MILKY DISEASE
: a destructive disease of scarab beetle grubs and especially Japanese beetle larvae that is caused by a bacterium (Bacillus popilliae) and is sometimes used in biological control —called also milky spore disease
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First Known Use of MILKY DISEASE
circa 1940
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