halo blight

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noun

a disease of plants, characterized by small, necrotic leaf or fruit lesions surrounded by a yellowish, halolike band, caused by any of several bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas.

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Origin of halo blight

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby halo blight

Halmstad, halo, haloarchaea, halobacteria, halobiont, halo blight, halocarbon, halocline, halo effect, Halog, halogen

How to use halo blight in a sentence

For the uninitiated, the film is set on a future Earth whose crops (save corn) have been wiped out by a mysterious blight.
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“You gotta play ‘Halo’ for your angel-fish,” she instructs.
How Aidy Bryant Stealthily Became Your Favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star|Kevin Fallon|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Was part of the attraction to the project shining a light in this bizarre blight on America?
The Resurrection of Kristen Stewart|Marlow Stern|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For Microsoft in 2014, this meant showing the new Call of Duty, a Halo collection, and other entries in established franchises.
Video Games Go Wild for Reboots|Alec Kubas-Meyer|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

She paints the current rodent situation as more than a foul inconvenience, and one that is a particular blight on poorer areas.
Crowdsourcing NYC’s War on Rats|Kevin Zawacki|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sun was on Evelyn Clifford's hair, burnishing it to a halo of gold under the white hat.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
There is still mademoiselle, with her new-formed friends in Paris—may a pestilence blight them all!
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
With the halo of this action still surrounding him, in March, 1796, he first came into direct connection with Bonaparte.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The country around Llangollen was beautiful, but the memory of the hotel leaves a blight over all.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
For one deathless moment his genius had carried him to the heights, and a white blaze of publicity had given him a halo of glory.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long