Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sudden oak death

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: sud-den oak death
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease that kills oak and other forest trees, caused by the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"More recently, sudden oak death, oak decline, beech wilt, sweet chestnut blight and horse chestnut canker have infested Europe’s forests."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does sudden oak death mean?: A disease that kills oak and other forest trees, caused by the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum.

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