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Meaning of sudden oak death | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A disease that kills oak and other forest trees, caused by the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum.

uncountable

Examples

“More recently, sudden oak death, oak decline, beech wilt, sweet chestnut blight and horse chestnut canker have infested Europe’s forests.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

sudden sniffing death syndrome sudden stratospheric warming sudden unexpected death syndrome sudden unexplained death syndrome sudden unexplained nocturnal death syndrome sudden victory