fire blight

/ˌfaɪər blaɪt/
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Definitions of fire blight
  1. noun
    a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees
    synonyms: pear blight
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    types:
    blight canker
    a phase of fire blight in which cankers appear
    type of:
    leaf blight
    any blight causing a browning and falling of the leaves of a plant
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