Pierce's disease

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Etymology[edit]

Discovered in 1892 by Newton B. Pierce (1856–1916; California's first professional plant pathologist) on grapes in California near Anaheim, where it was known as Anaheim disease.

Noun[edit]

Pierce's disease (uncountable)

  1. A disease of grapes caused by Xylella fastidiosa bacteria.
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