fireblight

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A form of fire blight — A bacterial plant disease, caused by Erwinia amylovora, that affects apples, pears and some other members of the Rosaceae family.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounfireblight (countable and uncountable, plural fireblights)

plural fireblights

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of fire blight.
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Chicago

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