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  • 81oak wilt — ☆ oak wilt n. a disease of oaks which plugs the vessels of the wood and makes the leaves wilt, caused by an ascomycetous fungus (Ceratocystis fagacearum) …

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  • 82tobacco wilt — noun disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum • Syn: ↑ring rot, ↑ring disease • Hypernyms: ↑brown rot * * * noun : a wilt disease of tobacco caused by a bacterium (Pseudomonas solanacearum) …

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  • 83spotted wilt — noun : tomato streak * * * Plant Pathol. a viral disease of plants, characterized by wilting and by brown, sunken spots and streaks on the stems and leaves. * * * spotted wilt, a variety of wilt disease characterized by the inward and downward… …

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  • 84verticillium wilt — noun : verticilliosis * * * /verr teuh sil ee euhm/, Plant Pathol. a disease affecting many temperate climate plants in hot weather, caused by soil inhabiting fungi of the genus Verticillium and characterized by wilt, dulling or yellowing of leaf …

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  • 85thou wilt — phrase an old phrase meaning ‘you will’ Thesaurus: old words and phrases in english verb declensionshyponym Main entry: wilt …

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  • 86Gran|ville wilt — «GRAN vihl», a common bacterial disease of tobacco that causes the plant to wilt and die. ╂[< Granville, a county in North Carolina] …

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  • 87verticillium wilt — noun Etymology: New Latin Verticillium, from verticillus Date: 1916 a wilt disease of various plants that is caused by a soil borne imperfect fungus (genus Verticillium) …

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  • 88verticillium wilt — /verr teuh sil ee euhm/, Plant Pathol. a disease affecting many temperate climate plants in hot weather, caused by soil inhabiting fungi of the genus Verticillium and characterized by wilt, dulling or yellowing of leaf color, and withering near… …

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  • 89Chamberlain, Wilt(on Norman) — born Aug. 21, 1936, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. died Oct. 12, 1999, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. basketball player, one of the greatest offensive players in basketball history. The 7 ft 1 in. (2.16 m) Chamberlain played two years (1956–58) for the… …

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  • 90Chamberlain, Wilt(on Norman) — (21 ago. 1936, Filadelfia, Pa., EE.UU.–12 oct. 1999, Los Ángeles, Cal.). Basquetbolista estadounidense, uno de los mejores atacantes de la historia del baloncesto. Con una estatura de 2,16 m (7 pies 1 pulg.), Chamberlain jugó dos años en la… …

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