Meaning Of The Word Chestnut blight

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chestnut blight in American English
a disease of chestnut trees, caused by a fungus (Endothia parasitica), that has virtually destroyed the American chestnut
noun: a disease of chestnuts, esp. the American chestnut, characterized by bark lesions that girdle and eventually kill the tree, caused by a fungus Endothia parasitica

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