# Bayoud disease

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A disease of date palms, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum.

## Etymology
From Arabic أَبْيَض (ʔabyaḍ, “white”), in reference to the whitish discoloration of diseased fronds.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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