coffee fungus
- noun
- /ˈkɔːfi ˈfʌŋɡəs/
- Specialized
:
hongo del café
- The plantation suffered severe losses due to an outbreak of coffee fungus.
Examples
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The spread of coffee fungus has endangered both crops and local economies in several countries.
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Scientists are developing new methods to control coffee fungus in tropical regions.
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The coffee fungus has devastated many plantations.
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Farmers are worried about the spread of coffee fungus.
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Farmers are developing strategies to combat coffee fungus that threatens their coffee crops.
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An increase in rainfall has led to a rise in coffee fungus infections on plantations.
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The agricultural department issued a warning about the impact of coffee fungus on coffee production this year.
Synonyms
A fungus that causes coffee leaf rot on tropical plants
A fungus that causes pink disease in plants like citrus, coffee, and rubber trees
A fungus that causes pink disease on citrus, coffee, and rubber trees
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a transparent noun‑noun compound: a B1 learner who knows 'coffee' and 'fungus' will naturally interpret it as a fungus associated with coffee (i.e. affecting coffee plants). Noun+noun compounding with this compositional logic is common and predictable across languages, so the specific meaning is readily derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Coffee fungus is a simple name: a fungus that grows on coffee plants and makes them sick, often causing dark spots and wilted leaves. That's why the term means 'a fungus that causes disease in coffee plants and some other tropical crops'.
