ANTHRACNOSE


Meaning of ANTHRACNOSE in English

[ an'θraknəʊs ]

■ noun a mainly fungal disease of plants, causing dark lesions.

Origin

C19: coined in Fr. from Gk anthrax , anthrak- 'coal' + nosos 'disease'.

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