- potato blight
- noun Date: 1847 any of several destructive fungus diseases of the potato
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
potato blight
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potato blight — noun a blight of potatoes • Syn: ↑potato mold, ↑potato disease, ↑potato mildew, ↑potato murrain • Hypernyms: ↑blight … Useful english dictionary
potato blight — noun Phytophthora infestans, a devastating disease of potatoes … Wiktionary
Potato — Irish potato redirects here. For the confectionery, see Irish potato candy. For other uses, see Potato (disambiguation). Potato … Wikipedia
potato disease — noun a blight of potatoes • Syn: ↑potato blight, ↑potato mold, ↑potato mildew, ↑potato murrain • Hypernyms: ↑blight * * * noun see potato blight * * * … Useful english dictionary
potato mildew — noun a blight of potatoes • Syn: ↑potato blight, ↑potato mold, ↑potato disease, ↑potato murrain • Hypernyms: ↑blight * * * noun see potato blight … Useful english dictionary
potato mold — noun a blight of potatoes • Syn: ↑potato blight, ↑potato disease, ↑potato mildew, ↑potato murrain • Hypernyms: ↑blight * * * noun see potato blight … Useful english dictionary
potato murrain — noun a blight of potatoes • Syn: ↑potato blight, ↑potato mold, ↑potato disease, ↑potato mildew • Hypernyms: ↑blight * * * noun see potato blight … Useful english dictionary
blight — n. 1) to cast, put a blight on, upon 2) a potato blight 3) urban blight 4) a blight on (a blight on one s honor) * * * [blaɪt] put a blight on upon a potato blight to cast urban blight a blight on (a blight on one s honor) … Combinatory dictionary
blight — 1. noun 1) potato blight Syn: disease, canker, infestation, fungus, mildew, mold 2) the blight of aircraft noise Syn: affliction, scourge, bane, curse, plague, menace … Thesaurus of popular words
blight — 1. noun 1) potato blight Syn: disease, canker, infestation, fungus, mildew, mould 2) the blight of aircraft noise Syn: curse, scourge, affliction, plague, menace … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
