dry bark

noun

: a phase of shell bark of citrus in which the outstanding symptoms are yellowing and some defoliation, loss of vigor, and death of tissues nearly down to the cambium of trunk and large branches with checking but little or no shelling of the bark

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“Dry bark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20bark. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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