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blotch
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blotch  (blch)
n.
1. A spot or blot; a splotch.
2. A discoloration on the skin; a blemish.
3. Any of several plant diseases caused by fungi and resulting in brown or black dead areas on leaves or fruit.
tr. & intr.v. blotched, blotch·ing, blotch·es
To mark or become marked with blotches.

[Probably blend of blot1 and botch.]

blotchi·ly adv.
blotchi·ness n.
blotchy adj.

blotch
Noun
an irregular spot or discoloration
Verb
to become or cause to become marked by such discoloration [probably from botch, influenced by blot]
blotchy adj

blotch  (blch)
Any of several plant diseases caused by fungi and resulting in brown or black dead areas on leaves or fruit.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blotchblotch - an irregularly shaped spot          
blot, smirch, smudge, daub, slur, smear, spot - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
Verb1.blotch - mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"

blotch
Translations
blotch
n blotch [blotʃ]
a discoloured mark Those red blotches on her face are very ugly. vlekke بُقْعَةٌ (على الجِلْد) безцветно петно skvrna plet; mærke der Ausschlag πανάδα mancha, erupción laik لک و پیس läiskä tache כֶּתֶם, סִימָן छाला, व्रण bubuljica pattanás bercak, jerawat blettur, útbrot macchia はん点 반점 dėmė plankums tompok merah vlek flekk, klatt, skjold plama mancha pată прыщ; пятно škvrna madež beleg fläck จุดหรือแต้ม leke, kızartı 斑點 прищ; пляма داغ دھبے vết


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