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late blight, [Plant Pathol.]
  1. Plant Diseasesa disease of plants, esp. potatoes, celery, etc., characterized by spotting, blighting, and withering or decay of the entire plant, caused by any of several fungi, as Phytophthora infestans or Septoria apii.
  • 1900–05

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