citrus greening

English

Noun

citrus greening (uncountable)

A plant disease afflicting citrus trees, caused by the bacterium Liberibacter asiaticus and carried by a psyllid vector.

Synonyms

huanglongbing
yellow dragon disease

Translations

bacterial disease of citrus trees

Chinese:
Mandarin: 黃龍病／黄龙病 (huánglóngbìng)
Finnish: sitruspuun kellastumistauti, HLB-tauti
Japanese: カンキツグリーニング病 (kankitsugurīningu-byō)
Korean: 감귤그린병 (gamgyulgeurinbyeong)
Russian: позелене́ние плодо́в n (pozelenénije plodóv)

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