phloem necrosis


nounPlant Pathology.
  1. a disease of the American elm caused by a mycoplasmalike organism, characterized by yellowing and necrosis of the foliage and yellowish-brown discoloration of the phloem.

Origin of phloem necrosis

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First recorded in 1920–25

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