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leaf blight
noun
- a symptom or phase of many diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic spots or streaks on the leaves, accompanied by seed rot and seedling blight.
- any disease so characterized.
yĐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of leaf blight1
Example Sentences
You should, however, bag fallen diseased leaves â the foliage with black spot, mildew, leaf blights â to minimize problems next year.
Disdainful of experts who could have advised them on tropical agriculture, Fordâs men planted seeds of questionable value and let leaf blight ravage the plantation.
Modern-day criticsâthatâs code for my wifeâcomplain about apple trees: the leaf blights, the maggots, the unpicked fruit that smashes on car hoods.
âPaulâs Scarletâ hawthorn trees produce deep-pink double flowers in the spring but can be bare by midsummer, victims of leaf blight.
Today it is certain leaf spots and leaf blights sheâs looking for.
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