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anthracnose definition

an·thrac·nose (an t̸hrak′nōs′)

noun

any of various fungus diseases of plants, in which roundish dead spots appear chiefly on leaves or fruit

Etymology: < Gr anthrax, coal, carbuncle + nosos, disease

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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