SINCE 1828
apple anthracnose
nounDefinition of apple anthracnose
: a disease of the apple, pear, and quince in the Pacific coast region of northwestern America caused by a fungus (Neofabraea malicorticis) producing limb cankers and especially after storage a rot of the fruit
— called also black spot
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