First Known Use: circa 1902
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tristeza
noun tris·te·za \tri-ˈstā-zə\
Definition of TRISTEZA
: a highly infectious disease of citrus trees grafted on sour orange rootstocks that is caused by a single-stranded RNA virus (species Citrus tristeza virus of the genus Closterovirus, family Closteroviridae) transmitted by aphids and that eventually causes death of the trees
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Origin of TRISTEZA
Portuguese, literally, sadness, from Latin tristitia, from tristis sad
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