Bayoud disease

English

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧أَبْيَض⁩ (ʔabyaḍ, “white”), in reference to the whitish discoloration of diseased fronds.

Noun

Bayoud disease (uncountable)

  1. A disease of date palms, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum.
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