Definition of Pink disease

1. Noun. Serious bark disease of many tropical crop trees (coffee, citrus, rubber); branches have a covering of pink hyphae.

Generic synonyms: Plant Disease

Medical Definition of Pink disease

1. Pain in the extremities. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pink Disease

pinitol
pinitols
pink-and-white everlasting
pink-collar
pink-eye
pink-eyes
pink-slipped
pink 'un
pink bollworm
pink calla
pink cigars
pink cockatoo
pink disease (current term)
pink disease fungus
pink elephant
pink elephants
pink family
pink films
pink fivecorner
pink fritillary
pink gin
pink gins
pink jersey
pink lady
pink noise

Literary usage of Pink disease

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

1. A Manual of Diseases of Tropical Acacias in Australia, South-east Asia and India by Kenneth M. Old (2000)
"Disease pink disease, cendawan angin (Bahasa Malaysia), jamur upas (Bahasa Indonesia) ... pink disease is primarily a disease of the stem and branches. ..."

2. Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an International Workshop Held by K M Old, J K Sharma, S S Lee (1997)
"Severity of pink disease attacking 20 provenances of three year-old A. mangium ... pink disease was common at Riam Kiwa, and a trial of 20 provenances was ..."

3. Rehabilitation of Degraded Tropical Forest Ecosystems: Workshop Proceedings by Shigeo Kobayashi (2001)
"Outbreak of pink disease caused by Corticium salmonicolor in Eucalyptus grandis in Kerala, India. Tropical Pest Management 30: 253-255. ..."

4. Phytopathology by American Phytopathological Society (1917)
"(Gainesville, Florida, USA »Brooks, PT and Sharpie«, A. pink disease. Dept. of Agri. Federated Malay State«. Bui. 21 : 1-27, fig. 19. 1914. ..."

5. Concealing-coloration in the Animal Kingdom: An Exposition of the Laws of by Gerald Handerson Thayer, Abbott Handerson Thayer (1909)
"... and are each marked with a partly faded pink disease-spot (the pink band crossing the fore-wings) and some brighter red disease-flecks near the leaf's ..."

6. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1920)
"pink disease of citrus. Philippine Jour. Sei. 14: 657-671. 7 pi., t fig. 1919.—The disease is caused by Corticium salmonicolor B. & Br. At present localized ..."

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