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blotch Definition

blotch (bläc̸h)

noun

  1. a discolored patch or blemish on the skin
  2. any large blot or stain

Etymology: ? extension of blot

transitive verb

to cover or mark with blotches

blotch Synonyms

blotch

n.

blot, stain, spot; see blemish, stain.

blotch Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • avoid: All Shadings to be gradual to avoid blotches or streaks.
  • cause: The tiny caterpillars strip the flesh out of leaves causing brown blotches which become holes later.
  • have: Both dorsal fins have a dark blotch at the rear.

Adjective modifier

  • brown: This is apparent from the brown blotches which are always adjacent to the center spine of the leaf.
  • dark: In both sexes the belly ranges in color from yellow orange, marked with dark blotches which are finer in the female.
  • net: Net blotch of barley The higher than expected levels of net blotch on some crops of cv.
  • red: Symptoms often include a red blotch or a circular rash several centimeters across in the bite area.
  • yellow: Any showing signs of yellow blotches must be examined for rust.

Preposition: on

  • leave: Spraying with Bordeaux mixture will contain light infections which can be recognized by yellow blotches on the leaves.
  • skin: Tubers become infected later in the season and, in the early stages, consist of slightly brown or purple blotches on the skin.
  • background: It has a pattern of dark blotches on a dark yellow background on every scute.

Modifies a noun

  • disease: Clover infected with black blotch disease was incriminated on circumstantial evidence ( Ames et al.
  • mine: HORSE CHESTNUT Aesculus hippocastanum A micro moth larva Cameraria ohridella A brown blotch mine ( top ).

Preposition: of

  • barley: Net blotch of barley The higher than expected levels of net blotch on some crops of cv.
  • color: It ran fine under 3.2 but I had blotches of color that were in places they shouldn't be.

Noun used with modifier

  • septoria: The M. graminicola fungus causes the septoria tritici leaf blotch disease, the primary threat to wheat cultivation in Europe.
  • leaf: The most damaging wheat disease in Europe is leaf blotch, which causes the loss of millions of tons of grain worldwide each year.
  • glume: The data show that symptoms of glume blotch ( Stagonospora nodorum ) were extremely common in the 1970s but are now rare.
  • skin: He said that sick soldiers, who had become nauseous, dizzy and developed skin blotches, had all recovered.

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