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blight

blight

7 7.3
A plant disease that makes leaves and stems die without rotting
  • noun
  • /blaɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tizón
  • In 1845, a potato blight crosses the continent of Europe.
  • fire blight
  • late blight
  • potato blight

Examples

  • And unfortunately my Hollywood plum caught that blight also.

  • The property to the east had been a thriving orchard until a mysterious blight struck the trees.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • And then a blight came along from Asia that killed them.

  • Except your sweet potato plant over here has got the blight.

  • Everything is doing well, I tell him, but I'm worried about late blight in the tomatoes.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • You're getting a blight on the leaf.

  • It's the most destructive disease of potatoes worldwide, and late blight also affects tomatoes.

    Academic text (1994)
  • And 150 years later, potato blight is still affecting Deahl's life.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Harvest failures and potato blight make a bad situation worse, with a deadly famine in Ireland and food riots across France.

  • The potato crop failed due to a severe blight that affected the leaves.

Synonyms

plant disease
vsblight
  • Specialized
1 2.3

A sickness that harms plants, often caused by fungi, bacteria, or viruses

causes plants to wither typically without the parts rotting

Antonyms

1.0

The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury

Compounds

A place that makes a neighborhood look bad because it is empty, damaged, or not cared for

chestnut blight
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A fungus that makes open sores on American chestnut trees and often kills them

fire blight
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A serious disease caused by bacteria that makes apple and pear shoots and flowers turn black and die

tomato blight
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A disease that makes tomato leaves, stems or fruit rot

bean blight
  • Specialized
6.8

A plant disease that makes bean leaves spot, wilt, or die

beet blight
  • Specialized
7.0

A disease that damages beet plants and makes their leaves yellow

blight canker
  • Specialized
8.9

A damaged area on a branch or stem caused by fire blight

blister blight
  • Specialized
9.3

A plant disease that makes blister-like spots on leaves and shoots, often in tea plants or pine trees

cane blight
  • Specialized
7.7

A disease that kills the stems of berry bushes and reduces the harvest

celery blight
  • Specialized
6.0

A disease caused by a fungus that makes spots or sores on celery leaves

coffee blight
  • Specialized
6.3

A disease of coffee plants caused by fungi or bacteria that reduces the amount and quality of beans

collar blight
  • Specialized
9.5

A disease that makes the bark near the base of apple and pear tree trunks decay and form wounds

alder blight
  • Specialized
8.8

A disease of alder trees caused by small insects that damage them

American blight
  • Specialized
8.3

A small woolly insect that feeds on the bark and roots of apple trees

apple blight
  • Specialized
6.3

A disease that makes apple tree leaves and fruit rot and can kill trees

A plant disease that makes leaves turn brown and fall early

late blight
  • Specialized
7.3

A serious plant disease that attacks potatoes and tomatoes late in the growing season

halo blight
  • Specialized
8.1

A plant disease caused by bacteria that makes spots with yellow rings on leaves

head blight
  • Specialized
8.9

A disease from a fungus that attacks wheat or barley heads and reduces the crop

needle blight
  • Specialized
8.9

A disease that makes the needles of pine or spruce trees fall early

oak blight
  • Specialized
8.5

A small black insect that lives on oak and dogwood trees

9.9

A disease of tea plants that makes leaf edges turn yellow and brown

pear blight
  • Specialized
8.2

A disease that makes leaves on pear and apple trees turn black and wilt

peach blight
  • Specialized
7.7

A disease that damages peach tree leaves, fruit, or branches

A plant disease that makes potato leaves and potatoes rot

thread blight
  • Specialized
9.9

A disease that makes threads of fungus grow on branches and leaves of tropical trees like cacao or tea

spinach blight
  • Specialized
6.8

A disease that makes spinach leaves turn yellow and wilt

spur blight
  • Specialized
9.8

A disease caused by a fungus that makes raspberry stems wilt and get dark spots near the leaves

stem blight
  • Specialized
6.9

A plant disease where a fungus causes stems to rot and die

stripe blight
  • Specialized
8.7

A disease of oat plants that makes yellow or brown stripes on leaves

twig blight
  • Specialized
9.2

A disease that makes the tips of twigs on trees and shrubs die back

walnut blight
  • Specialized
7.6

A disease of walnut trees that makes dark, sunken spots on leaves, shoots, and nuts

How Severe

epidemic
300 4.6
bean blight
  • Specialized
6.8
blight
  • Specialized
7 7.3
disease
2.3
infection
  • Specialized
594 3.1

Surface Forms

blight singular
blights plural

Etymology

Blight originally named a plant disease and a helpful way to remember it is to think of an old word that meant 'to make pale' or 'burn'. You can picture leaves losing colour and life, which is why blight means a disease that makes plants wither.