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American foulbrood

American foulbrood noun: a highly contagious and destructive disease of bees caused by the spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae.

Noun

American foulbrood (uncountable)

  1. A highly contagious and destructive disease of bees caused by the spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae.
    • Cases of American foulbrood cannot always be determined through gross symptoms in the comb.1951, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture, Committee Prints (issue 3, page 2563)
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Synonyms of American foulbrood

Questions about American foulbrood

What does American foulbrood mean?
American foulbrood means a highly contagious and destructive disease of bees caused by the spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae.
What part of speech is American foulbrood?
American foulbrood is a noun.

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