Dutch elm disease
Dutch elm disease noun: a disease of elm trees caused by ascomycete fungi in the genus Ophiostoma and spread by bark beetles.
Noun
Dutch elm disease (uncountable)
- A disease of elm trees caused by ascomycete fungi in the genus Ophiostoma and spread by bark beetles.
- The village is a dignified place of thatch, half-timbering, box hedges and neat farms, set among elms (though not as many as formerly, since Dutch elm disease took its toll) on the level plain of the Pewsey Vale.1980, AA Book of English Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 67
- The process began 50 years ago when Europe’s elms were ravaged by the beetle-borne fungal malady misnamed ʻDutch elm diseaseʼ (which, in fact, is Asian).2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 296
Dutch elm disease meaning in Tamil
Dutch elm disease in Tamil
- டச்சு எல்ம் நோய்
Origin of Dutch elm disease
Named after the country in which the disease was first identified. (It is not specific to Dutch elms.)
Questions about Dutch elm disease
- What does Dutch elm disease mean?
- Dutch elm disease means a disease of elm trees caused by ascomycete fungi in the genus Ophiostoma and spread by bark beetles.
- What is Dutch elm disease in Tamil?
- Dutch elm disease in Tamil is டச்சு எல்ம் நோய். See Dutch elm disease meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Dutch elm disease?
- Dutch elm disease is a noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Dutch elm disease (page history and authors); dutch elm disease (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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