anthracnose

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anthracnose (countable and uncountable, plural anthracnoses)

1. (phytopathology) Any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees.

• apple anthracnose, caused by Neofabraea malicorticis
• ash anthracnose, caused by Gnomoniella fraxini
• bean anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum
• beech anthracnose, caused by Gloesporium fagi
• blueberry anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum fioriniae
• citrus anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
• cotton anthracnose, caused by Glomerella gossypii
• dogwood anthracnose, caused by Discula destructiva
• flax anthracnose, caused by Colletrichum linicolum
• grape anthracnose, caused by Elsinoe ampelina
• maple anthracnose, caused by Discula campestris or Gloeosporium apocryptum or Glomerella cingulata
• lime anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
• northern anthracnose, caused by Kabatulla caulivora
• northwestern anthracnose, caused by Neofabraea malicorticis
• oak anthracnose, caused by Apiognomia errabunda or Gloeosporium quercinum or Discula quercina
• peach anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum fioriniae
• pecan anthracnose, caused by Glomerella cingulata
• pepper anthracnose, caused by Glomerella cingulata
• plane anthracnose, caused by Apiognomonia veneta
• spot anthracnose, caused by Sphaceloma spp.
• sycamore anthracnose, caused by Gnomonia veneta
• tomato anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum coccodes
• willow anthracnose, caused by Marssonina salicicola

• canker

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anthracnose f (plural anthracnoses)

1. anthracnose

• “anthracnose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.