tristeza

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noun

A damaging viral disease of citrus plants, caused by Closterovirus.

OriginPortuguese tristeza →
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Meanings

nountristeza (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA damaging viral disease of citrus plants, caused by Closterovirus.

Origin

  1. Portuguesetristeza“sadness”
  2. Englishtristeza

Borrowed from Portuguese tristeza (“sadness”), referring to the devastation it caused in South America in the 1930s.

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APA

tristeza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tristeza

MLA

“tristeza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tristeza. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tristeza,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tristeza.

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