anˈthrakˌnōs noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from anthrac- + -nose (from Greek nosos disease)
1. : any of numerous plant diseases caused by imperfect fungi chiefly of the order Melanconiales, characterized by the formation of blisters, lesions like ulcers, or cankers often sunken and dark and with a brownish or purplish margin, and found destructive to important crop plants (as potatoes, melons, and cane fruits)
2. : bitter rot