shot hole

American  

noun

1. a condition in plants in which small, rounded spots drop out of the leaves, appearing as if the leaves were riddled by shot, resulting from infection or injury.

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shot hole British  

noun

1. a drilled hole into which explosive is put for blasting

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Etymology

Origin of shot hole

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Decades later, leaf scorch, shot hole borers and drought are quickly adding Liquidambar to the long list of trees whose days in Southern California appear to be numbered.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2017

“If we cannot control the shot hole borer, it will kill all the sycamores in California. And when they’re done with sycamores, they’ll move to other trees.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2017

Meanwhile, the relatively recent invasion of shot hole borers is only part of the crisis that scientists are scrambling to control.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2017

By 2012, pathologists knew that the shot hole borer was transmitting a fatal fungal disease to 19 species of trees in Southern California, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2017

One turret was now in bright flames, which flashed out furiously from window and shot hole.

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