citrus canker

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noun Plant Pathology.

a disease of citrus trees caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri, characterized by spongy eruptions on leaves and fruit.

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Words nearby citrus canker

citrovorum factor, citrulline, citrullinemia, citrullinuria, citrus, citrus canker, citrus greening disease, Citrus Heights, citrus red mite, citrussy, citta

How to use citrus canker in a sentence

Meanwhile younger, lighter colors evoke citrus and tree fruits, candy sugars and vanilla toffee.
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I became numb to the barrage of smells: citrus disinfectants, burning trash, sewage, sweat, and diesel.
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Strong fennel and wormwood hit the back of my tongue along with a dryness from the barrel and hints of citrus from the chamomile.
The Absinthe-Minded Porteños of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He sprays the glass with some citrus peel and garnishes the cocktail with an organic flower and cinnamon sticks.
The Secret Speakeasies of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Where Citrus County felt like a coiled spring, the pace of A Million Heavens is sedate, diffused among a dozen or so characters.
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The most costly, so far as we know, were the round tables made from cross-sections of the citrus-tree, found in Africa.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
Dr. Walsh informed me that he deemed it excellent for canker in the ear, but of that I have had no experience.
Our Cats and All About Them|Harrison Weir
But there were no citrus trees in the Holy Land when He walked its highways and crossed through its orchards.
The United Seas|Robert W. Rogers
Thou eating canker-worm, that preyest upon the opening bud, and turnest the damask-rose into livid yellowness!
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson
The canker eat into the rose—soiled and marred its perfectness—chipped and wasted its beauty—but could not destroy its perfume!
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851|Various