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spur blight

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noun

Plant Pathology.

  1. a disease of raspberries, characterized by reddish-brown spots on the stems, caused by a fungus, Didymella applanata.

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J. W. Robison: The Winesap in Butler county is prone to spur blight.

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The worst spur blight I ever saw was on them.

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