Definition of anthracnose in English:
anthracnose
noun anˈθraknəʊsanˈTHrakˌnōs
mass nounA mainly fungal disease of plants, causing dark lesions.
This is usually caused by fungi of the subdivision Deuteromycotina
Example sentencesExamples
- If anthracnose becomes a problem, spray the plants with lime-sulfur solution at budbreak and, if needed, during the growing season.
- Diseases such as anthracnose, spur blight, and mildew may be more prevalent if irrigation is not accompanied by adequate disease-control measures.
- We also developed heat-tolerant Chinese cabbage, and peppers resistant to the major tropical disease anthracnose.
- In dry edible beans, anthracnose causes unsightly cankers on plant stems, pods, and seeds.
- Other diseases include rust, crown gall, anthracnose and petal blight.
Origin
Late 19th century: coined in French from Greek anthrax, anthrak- 'coal' + nosos 'disease'.