leaf blight

English Thesaurus

1. any blight causing a browning and falling of the leaves of a plant (noun.state)

hypernym	:	blight,
definition	:	any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting (noun.state)

hyponym	:	fire blight, pear blight,
definition	:	a disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees (noun.state)

hyponym	:	leaf cast, needle blight, needle cast,
definition	:	a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall (noun.state)