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Definition of Oak blight
1. Noun. A black plant louse that lives on oaks and dogwoods.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oak Blight
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 ..."