needle blight

/ˌnidl blaɪt/
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Definitions of needle blight
  1. noun
    a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall
    synonyms: leaf cast, needle cast
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    type of:
    leaf blight
    any blight causing a browning and falling of the leaves of a plant
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