CHESTNUT BLIGHT
Dictionary entry overview: What does chestnut blight mean? • CHESTNUT BLIGHT (noun)
The noun CHESTNUT BLIGHT has 1 sense:
1. a disease of American chestnut trees
Familiarity information: CHESTNUT BLIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHESTNUT BLIGHT (noun)
Meaning:
A disease of American chestnut trees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
chestnut blight; chestnut canker; chestnut-bark disease
Hypernyms ("chestnut blight" is a kind of...):
blight (any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting)
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