leaf spot
noun
: any of various plant diseases characterized by discolored often circular spots on the leaves
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No water touches the leaves with this method, which is good for plants prone to leaf spot, crown rot, or other fungal diseases.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2025
Sometimes a leaf spot can become bigger so pay attention to the cues from your plants.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Fungicide applications can cure powdery mildew, leaf spot, and wilt.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
Symptoms include brown-ringed leaf spots, dark stem cankers or zones of dead/dying tissue, and eventually, the collapse of plants in entire sections of a mass grouping.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2025
Sometimes a leaf spot can become bigger so pay attention to the cues from your plants.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Fungicide applications can cure powdery mildew, leaf spot, and wilt.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
Symptoms include brown-ringed leaf spots, dark stem cankers or zones of dead/dying tissue, and eventually, the collapse of plants in entire sections of a mass grouping.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
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“Leaf spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaf%20spot. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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