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peach blight

peach blight

7.7
A disease that damages peach tree leaves, fruit, or branches
  • noun
  • /piːtʃ blaɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : maldición del melocotón
  • The orchard suffered significant losses when peach blight spread rapidly through the trees.

Examples

  • Effective management strategies can reduce the risk of peach blight destroying an entire harvest.

  • Farmers are urged to inspect their crops regularly for signs of peach blight.

  • The peach blight has devastated many orchards this year.

  • Farmers are concerned about peach blight affecting their crops.

  • Farmers need to take action quickly if they notice symptoms of peach blight on their trees.

  • If left untreated, peach blight can severely damage the fruit and leaves, reducing the overall yield.

  • Many peach growers have reported that peach blight led to a significant decline in their harvest this season.

Antonyms

health
∞ 1.0

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

vitality
29 4.3

Energy and liveliness that make a person or thing seem active

How Severe

fire blight
  • Specialized
1 7.7
peach blight
  • Specialized
7.7
leprosis
  • Specialized
9.9
blight
  • Specialized
7 7.3

Surface Forms

peach blight singular
peach blights plural

Morphology

peach + blight

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'peach' (the plant/fruit) and 'blight' (a plant disease): 'peach blight' straightforwardly denotes a disease affecting peach trees or fruit. This noun+noun compounding is a regular, compositional pattern in English and has clear equivalents in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.

Etymology

Peach blight combines peach and blight to paint a simple picture: a sickness that makes leaves and fruit turn brown and rot, and that can spread quickly through an orchard. That's why it means 'a disease affecting peach trees'.