tristeza

[ trih-stey-zuh ]
/ trɪˈsteɪ zə /

noun Plant Pathology.

a disease of certain citrus trees, characterized by yellowed leaves, wilting, and root destruction, caused by a virus.

Origin of tristeza

1900–05; < American Spanish: literally, sadness < Latin trīstitia

Words nearby tristeza

tristan da cunha, tristan und isolde, tristate, triste, tristearin, tristeza, tristful, tristich, tristichia, tristichous, tristimulus values

Example sentences from the Web for tristeza

  • Bring the guitar and I will see if it will quit me of this tristeza!

    Unexplored Spain |Abel Chapman