citrus greening

English

Noun

citrus greening (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• huanglongbing
• yellow dragon disease

Translations

bacterial disease of citrus trees

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 黃龍病／黄龙病 (huánglóngbìng)

• Finnish: sitruspuun kellastumistauti, HLB-tauti
• Japanese: カンキツグリーニング病 (kankitsugurīningu-byō)
• Korean: 감귤그린병 (gamgyulgeurinbyeong)
• Russian: позелене́ние плодо́в n (pozelenénije plodóv)