Noun
blight -
any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
plant disease a disease that affects plants
alder blight a disease of alders caused by the woolly alder aphid (a plant louse)
apple blight ,
apple canker a disease of apple trees
beet blight a disease of beet plants
blister blight a disease of tea plants
blister blight a disease of tea plants
cane blight a disease affecting the canes of various bush fruits (e.g., raspberries or currants)
chestnut-bark disease ,
chestnut blight ,
chestnut canker a disease of American chestnut trees
coffee blight a blight affecting the coffee plant
collar blight a disease affecting the trunks of pear and apple trees
bean blight ,
halo spot ,
halo blight a blight of bean plants
halo blight a blight of bean plants
head blight a blight of the heads of cereals
late blight blight in which symptoms appear late in the growing season especially a disease of solanaceous plants caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans
leaf blight any blight causing a browning and falling of the leaves of a plant
peach blight a disease of trees bearing drupes
potato blight ,
potato disease ,
potato mildew ,
potato mold ,
potato murrain a blight of potatoes
rim blight a disease of tea plants
spinach blight a disease of spinach plants
spur blight a disease of raspberries
stem blight a fungous blight attacking the stems of plants
stripe blight a disease of oats
thread blight a disease of tropical woody plants (cacao or tea or citrus)
tomato blight ,
tomato yellows a disease of tomato plants
twig blight a disease of the ends of twigs of woody plants
blight -
a state or condition being blighted
desolation ,
devastation an event that results in total destruction
Verb
blight -
cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
plague
afflict ,
smite cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"
