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nounapple blight (uncountable)
- uncountableSynonym of fire blight.
Only a few years ago the disease known under the various names “pear blight,” “apple blight,” “twig blight,” “fire blight” and “blight” was almost unknown in this State.
1911, Deane Bret Swingle, Pear and Apple Blight in Montana, page 1Synonyms: fire blight
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nounSynonym of fire blight.
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