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waldsterben

waldsterben [ vált shtairbən, wáwld shtairbən ]


noun 
Definition:
 
death of trees: widespread disease and death of trees, thought to be the result of atmospheric pollution. It was first identified in Central Europe in the 1970s.

[Late 20th century. < German, 'forest dying']
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