an·thrac·nose ( n-thrk n s)n. Any of several diseases of plants caused by certain fungi and characterized by dead spots on the leaves, twigs, or fruits. [French : Greek anthrax, anthrak-, carbuncle + Greek nosos, disease.] |
anthracnose [ænˈθræknəʊs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plant Pathology) any of several fungus diseases of plants and trees, such as vines and beans, characterized by oval dark depressed spots on the fruit and elsewhere
[from French, from Greek anthrax coal, carbuncle + nosos disease]
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