Dutch elm
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But Dutch elm disease, an invasive fungus spread by bark beetles to which the native trees had no defense, has decimated the elm by tens of millions across the continent.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2025
The ash trees of Iowa City, planted to replace elms felled by Dutch elm disease, are now succumbing in turn.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2023
Ms Franklin said: "The Beauly elm has succumbed to Dutch elm disease."
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2021
“You’ve got the American chestnut blight and the Dutch elm disease, but this seems extraordinarily rapid and severe.”
From Scientific American ● Jul. 5, 2020
Other possibilities lie within the field of forest genetics, where experiments offer hope of developing a hybrid elm resistant to Dutch elm disease.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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