LATE BLIGHT


Meaning of LATE BLIGHT in English

noun

: a blight of plants in which symptoms appear late in the growing season: as

a. : a disease of solanaceous plants and especially of the potato and tomato caused by a fungus ( Phytophthora infestans ) and characterized by decay of leaves, stems, and in the potato also of tubers

b. : a leaf spot disease of celery caused by a fungus ( Septoria apii or S. apii-graveolentis ) — see celery blight

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