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> 1 sense of the expression
plant disease
:
NOUN
state
plant disease
a
disease
that
affects
plants
English
>
plant disease
: 1 sense
> noun 1, state
Meaning
A
disease
that
affects
plants
.
Narrower
Dutch elm disease
disease
of
elms
caused by a
fungus
black knot
disease
of
plum
and
cherry trees
characterized by
black
excrescences
on the branches
black rot
A
fungous
disease
causing
darkening
and
decay
of the
leaves
of
fruits
and
vegetables
black spot
Any of several
fungous
diseases
of
plants
that
produce
small
black
spots on the
plant
blackheart
Any of various
diseases
in which the
central
tissues
blacken
blight
Any
plant disease
resulting in
withering
without rotting
bottom rot
fungous
disease
of
lettuce
that first rots lower
leaves
and spreads upward
brown rot
Any of certain
fungous
diseases
of
plants
characterized by browning and
decay
of
tissues
canker
A
fungal
disease
of
woody plants
that causes localized damage to the bark
cotton ball
A
fungus
disease
of
cranberries
crown gall
A
bacterial
disease
of
plants
(especially
pome
and
stone fruits
and
grapes
and roses) which
forms
excrescences
on the
stem
near
the
ground
crown wart
A
fungous
disease
of
alfalfa
which
forms
white
excrescences
at the base of the
stem
damping off
A
plant disease
caused by a
fungus
dieback
A
disease
of
plants
characterized by the
gradual
dying
of the
young
/
young
shoots
starting
at the tips and
progressing
to the
larger
branches
dry rot
A
crumbling
and
drying
of
timber
or
bulbs
or
potatoes
or
fruit
caused by a
fungus
ergot
A
plant disease
caused by the
ergot
fungus
foot rot
plant disease
in which the
stem
or
trunk
rots at the base
gummosis
pathological
production
of gummy exudates in
citrus
and various
stone-fruit
trees
heartrot
Any
plant disease
in which the
central
part of a
plant
rots (especially in trees)
leaf disease
Any
plant disease
localized
in the
foliage
mosaic
viral
disease
in
solanaceous
plants
(
tomatoes
,
potatoes
,
tobacco
) resulting in
mottling
and often
shriveling
of the
leaves
pink disease
serious
bark
disease
of many tropical
crop
trees (
coffee
,
citrus
,
rubber
)
pinkroot
A
fungal
disease
of
onions
potato wart
fungous
disease
causing
dark
warty
spongy
excrescences
in the
eyes
of
potato
tubers
rhizoctinia disease
disease
caused by
rhizoctinia
or
fungi
of
Pellicularia
and
Corticium
root rot
disease
characterized by
root
decay
rust
A
plant disease
that produces a
reddish-brown
discoloration
of
leaves
and
stems
sclerotium disease
,
sclerotium rot
plant disease
cause by
fungi
of the
genus Sclerotium
scorch
A
plant disease
that
produces
a browning or
scorched
appearance
of
plant tissues
smut
destructive
diseases
of
plants
(especially
cereal grasses
) caused by
fungi
that
produce
black
powdery
masses of
spores
soft rot
mushy
or
slimy
decay
of
plants
caused by
bacteria
or
fungi
sweet-potato ring rot
disease
of
sweet potatoes
in which
roots
are
girdled
by
rings
of
dry rot
wilt
,
wilt disease
Any
plant disease
characterized by
drooping
and
shriveling
yellow dwarf
Any of several
virus
diseases
of
plants
characterized by
stunting
and
yellowing
of the
leaves
yellow spot
Any of several
fungous
or
viral
diseases
characterized by
yellow
spotting
on the
leaves
Broader
disease
An
impairment
of
health
or a condition of abnormal
functioning
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