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ash dieback
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌæʃ ˈdaɪ.bæk/ us /ˌæʃ ˈdaɪ.bæk/
a disease caused by a fungus that slowly kills ash trees (= tall trees with smooth, grey bark (= outer covering) and seeds shaped like wings):
Ash dieback causes a general thinning of foliage, and death of branches from the tree top down.
An ash dieback survey showed that 80-90 percent of the trees in some areas are now affected.
The fungus that causes ash dieback originated in Asia.
A survey of hedgerow trees found a correlation between ash dieback, acidity, and sulphur.
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