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blackfire

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[blak-fahyuhr] / ˈblækˌfaɪər /

noun

Plant Pathology.

  1. a disease of tobacco, characterized by angular, dark lesions on the leaves, caused by a bacterium, Pseudomonas angulata.

Etymology

Origin of blackfire

black + fire

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