stunting
61stunt — stunt1 [stunt] vt. [< dial., short and thick, stunted < ME, dull, stupid (with sense infl. by ON stuttr, short) < OE < IE * (s)teud < base * (s)teu , to strike > STOCK] 1. to check the growth or development of; dwarf 2. to… …
62stunt flying — noun the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft • Syn: ↑acrobatics, ↑aerobatics, ↑stunting • Derivationally related forms: ↑stunt (for: ↑stunting) • Hyp …
63yellow dwarf — noun any of several virus diseases of plants characterized by stunting and yellowing of the leaves • Hypernyms: ↑plant disease • Hyponyms: ↑yellow dwarf of potato, ↑potato yellow dwarf, ↑onion yellow dwarf * * * noun : any of several plant… …
64leaf roll — noun 1. a. : any of various plant diseases characterized by an upward rolling of the leaf margins b. : a virus disease of the potato characterized by an upward rolling of the leaf margins, smaller tubers, and netlike necrotic areas in the phloem… …
65Stunt — Stunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stunting}.] [See {Stint}.] To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant. [1913 Webster] When, by a cold… …
66Stunted — Stunt Stunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stunting}.] [See {Stint}.] To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant. [1913 Webster] When, by a… …
67aster yellows — noun plural Date: 1922 a widespread disease affecting more than 40 families of plants, characterized especially by yellowing and stunting, and caused by a phytoplasma transmitted by leafhoppers …
68cretinism — noun Date: 1801 a usually congenital abnormal condition marked by physical stunting and mental retardation and caused by severe hypothyroidism …
69spotted alfalfa aphid — noun Date: 1958 a highly destructive Old World aphid (Therioaphis maculata) that is established in the United States in warmer areas and causes yellowing and stunting of affected plants …
70yellow dwarf — noun Date: 1928 any of several plant diseases of cereal grasses (as oats and barley), onions, potatoes, tomatoes, or tobacco that are characterized by yellowing and stunting and are caused by viruses …
