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Definition of “anthracnose”

anthracnose (ænˈθræknəʊs Pronunciation for anthracnose

Definitions

noun

  1. 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

Word Origin

C19: from French, from Greek anthrax coal, carbuncle + nosos disease

Example Sentences Including 'anthracnose'

It is a fungal infection called anthracnose , anthrac for short.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Mangoes and avocados are prone to the disease known as `` anthracnose ' and, as with black spot, affected leaves fall to the ground.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)

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