curl-leaf

Look at other dictionaries:

• curl-leaf mountain-mahogany — gailinis nagenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Cercocarpus ledifolius), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Cercocarpus ledifolius angl. curl leaf mountain mahogany šaltinis Valstybinės… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• Leaf curl — is a plant disease caused by a fungus (Taphrina deformans [ [http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease descriptions/omplfcrl.html Peach leaf curl, Taphrina deformans] at West Virginia University] , genus Taphrina ) or virus (especially genus… …   Wikipedia

• leaf curl — noun : a plant disease characterized by curling of leaves: as a. : a disease of peaches caused by a fungus (Taphrina deformans) b. : leaf roll c. : a virus disease of raspberries called also raspberry curl …   Useful english dictionary

• curl — curledly /kerr lid lee, kerrld /, adv. curledness, n. /kerrl/, v.t. 1. to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair. 2. to form into a spiral or curved shape; coil. 3. to adorn with, or as with, curls or ringlets. v.i. 4. to grow in or form curls… …   Universalium

• curl — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)l[/t]] curls, curling, curled 1) N COUNT If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals. ...the little girl with blonde curls... A curl of black hair fell loosely across his forehead. 2) N UNCOUNT If your hair… …   English dictionary

• leaf curl — noun Date: 1899 any of numerous plant diseases caused by ascomycetous fungi (genus Taphrina of the family Taphrinaceae) or viruses (especially genus Begomovirus of the family Geminiviridae) and characterized by curling of leaves; especially peach …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• curl — 01. Sascha wants to [curl] her hair because she doesn t like it straight. 02. The smoke from the old man s pipe [curled] up over his head. 03. Fabio s hair is quite straight, but his mustache is actually very [curly]. 04. Shirley Temple had hair… …   Grammatical examples in English

• leaf — n 1. frond, leaflet, foliole, blade, All Bot. bract, bractlet, bracteole; flag, needle, pine needle, pad, lily pad; petal, seed leaf, Bot. cotyledon, Bot. calyx, Bot. sepal. 2. foliage, foliation, foliature; verdure, Bot. vernation, frondescence …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• leaf blister — noun : any of several diseases caused by leaf curl fungi of the genus Taphrina: as a. : a disease of the pear caused by a fungus (T. bullata) b. : a disease of the oak caused by a fungus (T. coerulescens) * * * leaf blister, a disease of the oak… …   Useful english dictionary

• leaf curl — /ˈlif kɜl/ (say leef kerl) noun → curl (def. 15) …