ANTHRACNOSE Meaning of ANTHRACNOSE in English [ an'θraknəʊs ]■ noun a mainly fungal disease of plants, causing dark lesions.OriginC19: coined in Fr. from Gk anthrax , anthrak- 'coal' + nosos 'disease'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004