Bayoud disease

noun

A disease of date palms, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum.

OriginArabic أَبْيَض →
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Meanings

nounBayoud disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA disease of date palms, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum.

Origin

  1. Arabicأَبْيَض“white”
  2. EnglishBayoud disease

From Arabic أَبْيَض (ʔabyaḍ, “white”), in reference to the whitish discoloration of diseased fronds.

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