northern leaf blight

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noun Plant Pathology.

a disease of corn caused by the fungus Exsherohilum turcicum, characterized by elongate tan-gray elliptical spots with subsequent blighting and necrosis of leaves.

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Also called northern corn-leaf blight.

Words nearby northern leaf blight

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Unconfirmed reports in the French media claimed that the brothers were spotted at a gas station in northern France on Thursday.
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As of Thursday night, the brothers remained on the loose, last seen in northern France.
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His New Deal Coalition brought together Southerners, Northern ethnic minorities, and urban blacks under the same banner.
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There were stories of distant strife, in Bosnia, Rwanda, and Northern Ireland, and those stories had the whiff of a different era.
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On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).
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He signalized himself by a great victory which he obtained on the banks of the Neva, over the northern powers.
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Out gets Uncle David, looking brown and healthy after his northern excursion.
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It was near the hour, by the time they got there, when David Arden would arrive from his northern point of departure.
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Not a zephyr ruffled the leaf of a rose, and a soft breathing fragrance bathed his reposing senses.
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Hitherto, I have not given the subject much consideration, but I turn over a new leaf from the date of this adventure.
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