koleroga

English

Etymology

From Kannada ಕೊಳೆರೋಗ (koḷerōga), literally "rot disease".

Noun

koleroga (plural kolerogas or koleroga)

1. Any of several plant diseases, with distinct causal organisms, including
   1. A disease of palm trees such as areca palms and of many other commercially important plants caused by the oomycete Phytophthora palmivora.
   2. Diseases of coffee, citrus, and persimmon caused by the fungus Ceratobasidium noxium

References

• 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.