peach leaf curl

noun

A plant disease that causes lumpy, red or purple areas to form on the leaves, caused by the fungus Taphrina deformans, which infect peach, nectarine, and almond trees.

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Meanings

nounpeach leaf curl (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA plant disease that causes lumpy, red or purple areas to form on the leaves, caused by the fungus Taphrina deformans, which infect peach, nectarine, and almond trees.
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