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Meaning of "leaf spot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEAF SPOT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEAF SPOT

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Leaf spot is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEAF SPOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Leaf spot

Leaf spots are round blemishes found on the leaves of many species of plants, mostly caused by parasitic fungi or bacteria. A typical spot is "zonal", meaning it has a definite edge and often has a darker border. When lots of spots are present, they can grow together and become a blight or a blotch. Fungal spots are usually round or free-form in shape. In most cases, leaf spots are considered to be only a cosmetic problem, but they can have economic effects on nurseries or in floriculture.

Definition of leaf spot in the English dictionary

The definition of leaf spot in the dictionary is any of various plant diseases, usually caused by fungi: characterized by dark lesions on the leaves.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEAF SPOT

leaf beet
leaf beetle
leaf bud
leaf fat
leaf gap
leaf gelatine
leaf insect
leaf miner
leaf monkey
leaf mould
leaf peeper
leaf sheath
leaf sight
leaf spring
leaf tea
leaf tobacco
leaf trace
leaf-climber
leaf-hopper
leaf-lard

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEAF SPOT

beauty spot
black spot
blind spot
cold spot
flat spot
G-spot
high spot
hot spot
liver spot
on the spot
penalty spot
picnic spot
slow spot
soft spot
spot
sweet spot
tight spot
trouble spot
weak spot
yellow spot

Synonyms and antonyms of leaf spot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leaf spot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEAF SPOT

Find out the translation of leaf spot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leaf spot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leaf spot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

叶斑病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mancha foliar
570 millions of speakers

English

leaf spot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पत्ती स्थान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ورقة بقعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пятнистость листьев
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mancha foliar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাতা স্পট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tache
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Daun daun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blattflecken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

斑点病
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잎 자리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Titik rwaning
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đốm lá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலை ஸ்பாட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लीफ स्पॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yaprak lekesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

foglia posto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plamistość liści
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плямистість листя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la fața locului frunze
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φύλλων spot
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blaarvlek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bladfläck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blad spot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leaf spot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAF SPOT»

The term «leaf spot» is regularly used and occupies the 62.319 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAF SPOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leaf spot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEAF SPOT»

Discover the use of leaf spot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leaf spot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Farmers' Bulletin
Fields of Dawn should be drained about 52 days after emergence. Brown Leaf Spot Brown leaf spot is one of the more prevalent and serious diseases in Texas and Louisiana. The fungus causing it attacks the. Brown leaf spot.
‎1972
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Genetic Analysis of Southern Leaf Blight, Gray Leaf Spot, ...
Very little is known about the molecular genetic basis of quantitative resistance in plants.
John Charles Zwonitzer, 2008
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Thesaurus of Agricultural Organisms
leaf spot (chrysanthemum) (E) see Septoria chrysan them ella leaf spot (cineraria ) (E) see Alternaria senecionis leaf spot (coffee) (E) see Mycena citricolor leaf spot (coffee) (E) see Sclerotium coffeicolum leaf spot (cowpea) (E) see ...
Derwent Publications, 1990
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Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook
Leaf Spot, widespread on apricot, peach, sour cherry, chokecherry, and garden plum. Phyllosticta concentrica. English Ivy Leaf Spot, also a twig blight, widespread. Plants look ragged. Fruiting bodies are arranged in spots in concentric circles.
R. Kenneth Horst, 2008
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Mycosphaerella Leaf Spot Diseases of Bananas: Present Status ...
Impact of mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases of bananas. Population biology and epidemiology. Host-pathogen interactions. Genetic improvement for the management of resistance. Integrated disease management.
INIBAP, 2003
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The frog-eye leaf spot of apples
Spraying to Prevent Frog-Eye Leaf Spot. We recommend the same treatments for the prevention of this leaf spot that are used by. fruit growers to control apple scab. Spraying with Bordeaux or Lime-sulphur (summer strength.). before the ...
Charles Harvey Crabhill, 1915
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The leaf-spot diseases of alfalfa and red clover caused by ...
(2) On January 27, 1917, a plat about 4 feet square was sown in the garden greenhouse with unsterilized Kansas-grown alfalfa seed. This plat developed normally without leaf-spot until May 5, when the disease was present in the field outside ...
Fred Reuel Jones, 1919
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Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases of bananas: prsent status ...
Leaf spot diseases cause significant fruit yield and quality reduction in both commercial banana plantations and in small-scale farms. Black leaf streak disease is the most important banana leaf spot disease in the region. Although eumusae ...
9
Banana Leaf Spot Disease (Sigatoka) Caused by Mycosphaerella ...
Paper on banana leaf spot disease as caused by the Mycosphaeella Musicola Leech
CABI, Islamic Texts Society, STYLUS PUB LLC, 1970
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The Leaf Spot of Alfalfa
1897 (7), ^turgis, 1899 (£8), and Stewart, 1908 (27), have reported upon the disease more or less exhaustively. Alfalfa and Glover "Leaf Spots" In both Europe and America there have been two closely related "leaf spot" diseases reoognized , ...
Alfred Holley Gilbert, 1913

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEAF SPOT»

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Advice on ridding your St. Augustine of gray leaf spot
Between pop-up thunderstorms, people going on vacation, and people just not mowing enough, gray leaf spot has exploded on St. Augustine ... «Moultrie News, Jul 15»
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Garden calendar | For the week of July 15 : Wsj - Madison.com
Septoria leaf spot symptoms begin on foliage nearest the ground and move upward. Leaf spots are generally small and circular with dark ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
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Ask the Master Gardener: How to grow delphiniums
Powdery mildew, black leaf spot, Botrytis blight, crown rot, and other fungal leaf spots are the most common diseases. Aphids, leaf miners, and ... «Midland Daily News, Jul 15»
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Agriculture briefs
Gray Leaf Spot Forecasting, by Francesca Peduto Hand, associate professor in Ornamental and Turf Pathology with the college's Department ... «Morrow County Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Heavy rain making it tough on tomatoes - The Journal Gazette
At the Extension Office, people are dropping off samples of tomatoes loaded with fungal diseases such as early blight, alternaria leaf spot and ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jul 15»
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From the Ground Up: Keep caring for landscape - Daily News Journal
One of the most common diseases we are seeing is leaf spot. There are many different types of left spot disease but most can be identified by ... «The Daily News Journal, Jul 15»
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Dr. Dirt: Summer rains bring beetles back in force
Dear Reader: The foliage of iris is often hit by leaf spot, which turns the plants rather ugly. A couple applications of a general purpose fungicide ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
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Ask the Master Gardener
Powdery mildew, black leaf spot, Botrytis blight, crown rot, and other fungal leaf spots are the most common diseases. Aphids, leaf miners, and ... «Midland Daily News, Jul 15»
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Causes, cures for blossom end rot in tomatoes
Spotted leaves are most likely a fungal disease, either Septoria leaf spot or early blight. Rainy weather leads to an increase in foliar diseases. «Columbus Telegram, Jul 15»
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Northeast Michigan field crop regional report – July 15, 2015
Michigan State University Extension encourages growers to scout for symptoms of Stewart's leaf blight, Goss's wilt, Grey leaf spot, and Northern ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jul 15»

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