noun
Dutch elm disease
A fungal disease affecting elm trees, caused by Ophiostoma species and spread by bark beetles. Technical term used in forestry and plant pathology.
See also: 立ち枯れ病 (たちがれびょう)
ニレ立ち枯れ病は、ヨーロッパや北米で多くのニレの木を枯らしてきた。
Dutch elm disease has killed many elm trees in Europe and North America.
Compound of ニレ (elm) + 立ち枯れ病 (blight, dieback). The term is a direct calque from English 'Dutch elm disease'.