Dutch-elm beetle

Dutch-elm beetle
noun
a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
Hypernyms: ↑bark beetle
Member Holonyms: ↑Scolytus, ↑genus Scolytus

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  • Dutch elm disease — Branch death, or flagging, at multiple locations in the crown of a diseased elm Dutch elm disease (DED) is a disease caused by a member of the sac fungi category, affecting elm trees which is spread by the elm bark beetle. Although believed to be …   Wikipedia

  • Dutch elm disease — a disease of elms characterized by wilting, yellowing, and falling of the leaves and caused by a fungus, Ceratostomella ulmi, transmitted by bark beetles. [1920 25] * * * Widespread disease that kills elms, caused by the fungus Ceratocystis ulmi …   Universalium

  • Dutch elm disease — noun an often fatal fungal disease of elm trees spread by the bark beetle, and characterised by withering of leaves and branches …  

  • elm bark beetle — elm′ bark bee tle n. 1) ent a shiny, dark reddish brown European bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus, now widespread in the U.S.: the primary vector of Dutch elm disease 2) ent a bark beetle, Hylurgopinus opaculus, of E North America, that also… …   From formal English to slang

  • elm bark beetle — ☆ elm bark beetle n. the bark boring beetle (Scolytus multistriatus) that feeds on the bark of elm trees and carries Dutch elm disease …   English World dictionary

  • Elm — dablink|For other senses of this word, see Elm (disambiguation).Taxobox name = Elm image width = 240px image caption = Mature Slippery Elm regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Ulmaceae genus =… …   Wikipedia

  • elm bark beetle — noun : either of two beetles that are vectors of the fungus which causes Dutch elm disease: a. : a native beetle (Hylurgopinus rufipes) of eastern No. America b. : a smaller European beetle (Scolytus multistriatus) that has become established in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

  • elm bark beetle — 1. Also called smaller European elm bark beetle. a shiny, dark reddish brown bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus, originating in Europe and now widespread in the U.S.: the primary vector of Dutch elm disease. 2. Also called native elm bark beetle …   Universalium

  • elm bark beetle — noun Date: circa 1909 either of two beetles (family Scolytidae) that are vectors for the fungus causing Dutch elm disease: a. one (Hylurgopinus rufipes) native to eastern North America b. one (Scolytus multistriatus) introduced from Europe into… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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