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anthracnose
[ an-thrak-nohs ]
/ ænˈθræk noʊs /
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noun Plant Pathology.
a disease of plants characterized by restricted, discolored lesions, caused by a fungus.
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Words nearby anthracnose
-anthous, anthozoan, anthrac-, anthracene, anthracite, anthracnose, anthraco-, anthracoid, anthracosilicosis, anthracosis, anthranilate
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British Dictionary definitions for anthracnose
anthracnose
/ (ænˈθræknəʊs) /
noun
any of several fungus diseases of plants and trees, such as vines and beans, characterized by oval dark depressed spots on the fruit and elsewhere
Word Origin for anthracnose
C19: from French, from Greek anthrax coal, carbuncle + nosos disease
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