leaf blotch
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noun Plant Pathology.
a symptom or phase of certain especially fungal diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic discoloration of the leaves.
any disease so characterized.
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Origin of leaf blotch
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby leaf blotch
leafage, leaf beet, leaf beetle, leafbird, leaf blight, leaf blotch, leaf butterfly, leaf-climber, leaf coral, leafcutter ant, leafcutter bee
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