/fluy"spek'/ , n.
1. a speck or tiny stain from the excrement of a fly.
2. any minute spot.
3. Plant Pathol. a disease of pome fruits, characterized by small, raised, dark spots on the fruit, caused by a fungus, Leptothyrium pomi.
v.t.
4. to mark with flyspecks.
[ 1850-55; FLY 2 + SPECK ]