Blighia sapida
Blighia sapida

blight


Definition: Meaning of, blight in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / blʌɪt /

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  1. [singular,uncountable] an unhealthy condition of plants in which parts of them dry up and die
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  2. [singular] something that makes people unhappy or that spoils their lives or the environment they live in
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
blight blighted blighted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
blighting blights
[transitive]
  1. to spoil or damage something, especially by preventing people from doing what they want to do
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blight used in phrases

  • American blight (noun)
    1. primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees
  • alder blight (noun)
    1. a plant louse a disease of alders caused by the woolly alder aphid
  • apple blight (noun)
    1. a disease of apple trees
  • bean blight (noun)
    1. a blight of bean plants
  • beet blight (noun)
    1. a disease of beet plants
  • blight canker (noun)
    1. a phase of fire blight in which cankers appear
  • blister blight (noun)
    1. a disease of Scotch pines
    2. a disease of tea plants
  • cane blight (noun)
    1. e.g., raspberries or currants a disease affecting the canes of various bush fruits
  • celery blight (noun)
    1. a fungous leaf spot disease of the celery plant
  • chestnut blight (noun)
    1. a disease of American chestnut trees
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