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twig blight
noun
, Plant Pathology.
- blight affecting the twigs of a plant.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of twig blight1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Example Sentences
The percentages given below refer to fruit rot and do not include blossom or twig blight.
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Twig-blight is the most common manifestation of the disease.
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The twig blight form of this disease is also prevalent in various states.
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Blight appears on apple trees in three forms, as blossom blight, as twig blight, and as blight cankers.
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No other disease of the pear brings on such palpable destruction to the tree as twig-blight.
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