blotch
[ bloch ]
/ blɒtʃ /
noun
a large, irregular spot or blot.
Plant Pathology.
- a diseased, discolored spot or area on a plant.
- a disease so characterized, usually accompanied by cankers and lesions.
a skin eruption; blemish.
verb (used with object)
to mark with blotches; blot, spot, or blur: The floor of the forest was blotched with cool, dark moss.
adjective
Textiles. of or relating to blotch printing, or to the colored ground produced by this process.
Nearby words
blossom into, blossom-end rot, blot, blot analysis, blot out, blotch, blotch printing, blotched, blotchy, blotter, blotting
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British Dictionary definitions for blotch
blotch
/ (blɒtʃ) /
noun
an irregular spot or discoloration, esp a dark and relatively large one such as an ink stain
verb
to become or cause to become marked by such discoloration
(intr) (of a pen or ink) to write or flow unevenly in blotches
Word Origin for blotch
C17: probably from botch, influenced by blot 1
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Word Origin and History for blotch
blotch
c.1600, perhaps a blend of blot and botch or patch.
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Science definitions for blotch
blotch
[ blŏch ]
Any of several plant diseases caused by fungi and resulting in brown or black dead areas on leaves or fruit.
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