black spot
noun
1
: any of several bacterial or fungal diseases of plants characterized by black spots or blotches especially on the leaves
2
chiefly British
: a dangerous or troublesome place or area
… Wisteria Lane has always been a major accident black spot.—
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As women’s suffrage momentum grew, spreading from western to eastern U.S. states, the map had ever-fewer black spots.
—Christina Elizabeth Dando, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
Juveniles, known as nymphs, which resemble small, wingless black to red beetles with white spots, are found in the early summer, with adults, characterized by gray to brown outer wings with black spots, emerging in late summer.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024
Khan said signs of mold include unusual white or black spots, softer texture than normal or bad smells.
—Natalie Compton, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The symptoms are very distinctive: the stems of the plants will turn black, there will be black spots on the leaves, and the most distinctive symptom is the plant will defoliate in sections.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
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Christina Elizabeth Dando, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
Juveniles, known as nymphs, which resemble small, wingless black to red beetles with white spots, are found in the early summer, with adults, characterized by gray to brown outer wings with black spots, emerging in late summer.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024
Khan said signs of mold include unusual white or black spots, softer texture than normal or bad smells.
—Natalie Compton, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The symptoms are very distinctive: the stems of the plants will turn black, there will be black spots on the leaves, and the most distinctive symptom is the plant will defoliate in sections.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
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“Black spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20spot. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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