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Diseases affecting plants

blight

noun

a serious disease affecting plants and crops

canker

noun

a disease that affects trees and plants

disease

noun

a condition like an illness that affects plants

Dutch elm disease

noun

a serious disease that kills elm trees

oak apple

noun

a lump on an oak tree caused by young insects

rust

noun

a disease that affects the leaves of some plants

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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emancipation

the process of giving freedom and rights to someone

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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