Anthracnose

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several diseases of plants caused by certain fungi and characterized by dead spots on the leaves, twigs, or fruits.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic species of the series Melanconiales, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit, and the disease is called bird's-eye rot.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A disease of grapevines which affects the leaves, the young stems, and the green berries, and is caused by a fungus, Sphaceloma ampelinum.
  • n. A name given to those diseases of plants which are caused by the attacks of fungi of the genera Glæosporium and Colletotrichum.
  • Word Usage
    "Now the culture of the grape extends over a great part of the State, from the coast to the interior; in the latter, its successful growth depending on the necessary suitable water for irrigation, and on the coast to our knowledge of how to keep fungus pests, such as anthracnose, in check by winter treatment and spring spraying."
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