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maple bark disease

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English

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Etymology

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The disease has been found among workers in the paper industry employed to debark, cut and chip maple logs.

Noun

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maple bark disease (uncountable)

  1. A form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by exposure to spores of the fungus Cryptostroma corticale.
    Synonym: maple bark stripper's disease