chlorosis
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This would be very useful in the case of bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, which causes a range of diseases in different plant species, like Pierce's disease of grapevines, citrus variegated chlorosis, and olive quick decline syndrome.
From Salon
We inspected it several times a day, vigilant for signs of under- or overwatering, too much or too little sun, spider mites, drafts, chlorosis, general malaise.
From Literature
It has been said that this effect has been vividly illustrated in certain forms of chlorosis.
From Project Gutenberg
Deteriorated conditions of the blood, anaemia, chlorosis—such as occurs so commonly in young women—is prone to make the outlook in pneumonia more serious.
From Project Gutenberg
She becomes a complex of disabilities, indeed; disabilities which in delicate, sickly or over-taxed girls, show in chlorosis, anæmia, hysteria and other ills.
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