koleroga
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Kannada ಕೊಳೆರೋಗ (koḷerōga), literally "rot disease".
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]koleroga (plural kolerogas or koleroga)
- Any of several plant diseases, with distinct causal organisms, including
- A disease of palm trees such as areca palms and of many other commercially important plants caused by the oomycete Phytophthora palmivora.
- Diseases of coffee, citrus, and persimmon caused by the fungus Ceratobasidium noxium
References
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Phytophthora palmivora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Ceratobasidium noxium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Phytophthora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Ceratobasidium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ceratobasidium noxium at MycoBank
- Phytophthora palmivora at MycoBank
- “koleroga”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
