1. Plant Pathol. a disease of plants, characterized by a black, sooty growth covering the affected parts, caused by any of several fungi.
2. any fungus causing this disease, as molds of the genera Capnodium, Phragmocapnias, and Scorias.
[ 1900-05 ]
1. Plant Pathol. a disease of plants, characterized by a black, sooty growth covering the affected parts, caused by any of several fungi.
2. any fungus causing this disease, as molds of the genera Capnodium, Phragmocapnias, and Scorias.
[ 1900-05 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012