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chestnut-bark disease

/ˈtʃɛstnʌt bɑːrk dɪˈziːz/

Traducción: Enfermedad fúngica causada por Cryphonectria parasitica que afecta y mata a los castaños, caracterizada por chancros y lesiones en la corteza.

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/ˈtʃɛstnʌt bɑːrk dɪˈziːz/C1formalscientific
  • esEnfermedad fúngica causada por Cryphonectria parasitica que afecta y mata a los castaños, caracterizada por chancros y lesiones en la corteza.

A fungal disease caused by Cryphonectria parasitica that infects and kills chestnut trees, characterized by cankers and bark lesions.

  1. Fungal tree diseaseC1formal

    A serious disease affecting chestnut trees, caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, which infects the bark and kills the tree.

    esEnfermedad de la corteza del castaño

    • The chestnut-bark disease devastated American chestnut populations in the early 20th century.
    • Scientists are researching ways to make chestnut trees resistant to the chestnut-bark disease.
    • The chestnut-bark disease spreads through spores that enter cracks in the tree's bark.