black rot
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a fungous disease causing darkening and decay of the leaves of fruits and vegetablesSynonyms: black rot
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction. [1913 Webster]
2.(Bot.) A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood, supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See Bitter rot, Black rot, etc., below. [1913 Webster]
3.[Cf. G. rotz glanders.] A fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder. See 1st Fluke, 2. [1913 Webster]
His cattle must of rot and murrain die.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
Bitter rot (Bot.), a disease of apples, caused by the fungus Glaeosporium fructigenum. --F. L. Scribner.
Black rot (Bot.), a disease of grapevines, attacking the leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus Laestadia Bidwellii. --F. L. Scribner.
Grinder's rot (Med.) See under Grinder.
Potato rot. (Bot.) See under Potato.
White rot (Bot.), a disease of grapes, first appearing in whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus Coniothyrium diplodiella. --F. L. Scribner. [1913 Webster]