citrus greening

noun

variants or citrus greening disease

: a destructive disease of citrus plants that is caused by a bacterium (genus Liberibacter) transmitted by plant lice (Diaphorina citri of Asia and Trioza erytreae of Africa) and is characterized especially by small, often misshapen fruits which typically retain some green coloring even when ripe and by yellow mottling of the leaves with progressive yellowing of the entire plant see asian citrus psyllid

Examples of citrus greening in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The citrus industry, which has long struggled with deadly citrus greening disease, development pressures, foreign competition and damage from other hurricanes, faces the smallest harvest this season in more than a century. —Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024

Potential solutions The problems plaguing citrus production are not easily remedied as climate change has made extreme weather more common and scientists have yet to come up with scalable citrus greening treatments. —Andrea Miller, CNBC, 31 July 2024

Due to citrus greening disease and the citrus quarantine established throughout large areas of Southern California, there are a limited number of nurseries selling citrus trees at the present time. —Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2024

And orange production has been impacted by severe weather events and the citrus greening disease, which doesn't have a cure. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above