Chestnut Canker (Noun)
Meaning
A disease of American chestnut trees.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The American chestnut tree population was nearly wiped out by the chestnut canker, a fungal disease introduced in the late 19th century.
- The chestnut canker is a serious threat to the long-term health of chestnut tree restoration projects across North America.
- Researchers have been searching for a solution to the chestnut canker, a disease that has had devastating effects on American chestnut tree populations.
- The accidental introduction of the chestnut canker fungus from Europe in the late 1800s had far-reaching and irreversible consequences for the ecosystem.
- Surviving chestnut trees were often isolated and not widely available for breeding due to the damage caused by the chestnut canker.