Definition of Oak blight

1. Noun. A black plant louse that lives on oaks and dogwoods.

Generic synonyms: Louse, Plant Louse

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oak Blight

o.d.
oad
oaf
oafish
oafishly
oafishness
oafishnesses
oafs
oak
oak-leaved
oak-leaved goosefoot
oak-tag
oak apple
oak apples
oak blight (current term)
oak chestnut
oak fern
oak gall
oak galls
oak tag
oak tree
oak trees
oakbark
oaked
oaken
oaker
oakers
oakier
oakiest

Literary usage of Oak blight

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report by Oklahoma Adjutant-general's office (1859)
"The SINGLE STRIPED TREE HOPPER, No. 102, is common upon oak limbs, puncturing them and sucking their juices. 306. oak blight, Eriosoma ..."

2. A Short History of the Town and Chase of Sutton Coldfield: With Two Maps and by W. Midgeley (1904)
"... the nearest to the town, and one of the most beautiful of the woods in the park, has been ravaged for some years by the oak blight, which is caused by a ..."

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