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citrus greening

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A plant disease afflicting citrus trees, caused by the bacterium Liberibacter asiaticus and carried by a psyllid vector.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: huanglongbing, yellow dragon disease, citrus greening disease

Antonyms: none provided

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃龍病 /黄龙病 (huánglóngbìng) — bacterial disease of citrus trees
  • Finnish: sitruspuun kellastumistauti — bacterial disease of citrus trees
  • Finnish: HLB-tauti — bacterial disease of citrus trees
  • Japanese: カンキツグリーニング病 (kankitsugurīningu-byō) — bacterial disease of citrus trees
  • Korean: 감귤그린병 (gamgyulgeurinbyeong) — bacterial disease of citrus trees
  • Russian: позелене́ние плодо́в (pozelenénije plodóv) — bacterial disease of citrus trees