koleroga

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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