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black spot

noun
|Updated on: 22 Jul 2018

Definition of black spot

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.
  • —Jane Simon

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First Known Use of black spot

1847

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BLACK SPOT Defined for English Language Learners

black spot

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Definition of black spot for English Language Learners

  • : a dangerous place or a place where a particular problem or difficulty is very common

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black spot

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medical Definition of black spot

: a spotting of frozen meat caused by an imperfect fungus of the genus Cladosporium (C. herbarum)

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