anthracnose

American  

[an-thrak-nohs] / ænˈθræk noʊs /

noun

Plant Pathology.

1. a disease of plants characterized by restricted, discolored lesions, caused by a fungus.

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anthracnose British  

/ ænˈθræknəʊs /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of anthracnose

From French, dating back to 1885–90; see origin at anthrac-, noso-

Example Sentences

Disease-resistance abbreviations like A and DM indicate that a plant is resistant to anthracnose and downy mildew respectively, crucial information if your garden has had issues with these.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Maples are prone to many diseases, such as anthracnose, verticillium wilt, and powdery mildew, but I am still confused, so I call Brian Crooks, a forester with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022

Like early blight and Septoria leaf spot, anthracnose can also overwinter, so good garden hygiene and crop rotation are essential — as well as preemptive picking of fruit before it is overripe.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021

The reason for the stop in harvest is the wet is because when the fruit is moist, the risk of a fungal disease called anthracnose increases.

From The Guardian • Jan. 23, 2016

Instead of a chestnut blight or Dutch elm disease or dogwood anthracnose, what if there was just a tree blight—something indiscriminate and unstoppable that swept through whole forests?

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson