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tobacco wilt

tobacco wilt

8.3
A disease caused by bacteria that makes tobacco, tomato, and potato leaves wilt and turn yellow
  • noun
  • /təˈbækoʊ wɪlt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : marchitez del tabaco
  • Symptoms of tobacco wilt include wilting and yellowing of the lower leaves.

Examples

  • Farmers use disease-resistant plants to prevent tobacco wilt outbreaks.

  • Tobacco wilt can devastate entire fields if not treated in time.

  • The farmer noticed signs of tobacco wilt in his crops.

  • Have you ever encountered tobacco wilt in your garden?

  • Tobacco wilt can devastate entire fields if not treated in time.

  • Symptoms of tobacco wilt include wilting and yellowing of the lower leaves.

  • Farmers use disease-resistant plants to prevent tobacco wilt outbreaks.

Synonyms

wilt
vstobacco wilt
  • Specialized
6 7.4

A plant disease that makes stems and leaves droop and shrivel because of fungus or bugs in the roots

is specific to crops like tomatoes and potatoes and a single bacterial cause
wilt disease
vstobacco wilt
  • Specialized
5.6

A plant disease that makes leaves and stems droop and dry up

is specific to certain crops and caused by a particular bacterial pathogen

How Severe

tobacco wilt
  • Specialized
8.3
plant disease
  • Specialized
1 2.3

Surface Forms

tobacco wilt singular
tobacco wilts plural

Morphology

tobacco + wilt

The compound is fully compositional: 'tobacco' identifies the plant and 'wilt' names the drooping/shriveling disease, so the meaning 'wilt affecting tobacco plants' follows directly from the constituents. This noun+noun disease-labeling pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Tobacco wilt comes from the sight of tobacco plants suddenly drooping and their leaves turning yellow when a disease makes them 'wilt'. So today the name means the disease that makes tobacco and similar plants 'wilt'.