koleroga

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noun

A disease of palm trees such as areca palms and of many other commercially important plants caused by the oomycete Phytophthora palmivora.

OriginKannada ಕೊಳೆರೋಗ →
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Meanings

nounkoleroga (countable and uncountable, plural kolerogas or koleroga)

plural kolerogas

  1. Any of several plant diseases, with distinct causal organisms, including
    1. countableuncountableA disease of palm trees such as areca palms and of many other commercially important plants caused by the oomycete Phytophthora palmivora.
    2. countableuncountableDiseases of coffee, citrus, and persimmon caused by the fungus Ceratobasidium noxium

Origin

  1. Kannadaಕೊಳೆರೋಗ
  2. Englishkoleroga

From Kannada ಕೊಳೆರೋಗ (koḷerōga), literally "rot disease".

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APA

koleroga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koleroga

MLA

“koleroga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koleroga. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “koleroga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koleroga.

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