aster yellows
noun Plant Pathology.
a dwarfing and yellowing of asters and various other plants, caused by a mycoplasma transmitted by a leafhopper.
Origin of aster yellows
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby aster yellows
astatide,
astatine,
astbury,
asteatosis,
aster,
aster yellows,
asteraceous,
astereognosis,
asteriated,
asterion,
asterisk