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stubborn disease

stubborn disease noun: a disease of citrus trees characterized by stunted growth and misshapen fruit, caused by Spiroplasma citri.

Noun

stubborn disease (uncountable)

  1. A disease of citrus trees characterized by stunted growth and misshapen fruit, caused by Spiroplasma citri.
    • The extremely low number of control plants infected by stubborn disease suggests that natural spread of stubborn in the vicinity of the experiments is much slower than that reported for psylla-borne greening in South Africa (Schwarz, 1964).1966, Israel Journal of Botany - Volumes 15-17, page 131

Questions about stubborn disease

What does stubborn disease mean?
Stubborn disease means a disease of citrus trees characterized by stunted growth and misshapen fruit, caused by Spiroplasma citri.
What part of speech is stubborn disease?
Stubborn disease is a noun.

Words near stubborn disease in the dictionary

  1. stubbliest
  2. stubbly
  3. Stubbo
  4. stubborn
  5. stubborn as a mule
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  8. stubborned up
  9. stubborner
  10. stubbornest
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