Definition

Noun A fungal disease affecting celery plants, characterized by leaf spots.

Usage

"Celery blight" is a specific agricultural and botanical term. It is used to describe a plant pathology, specifically a type of leaf spot disease caused by fungi that infects celery (Apium graveolens). It is typically used in contexts related to farming, gardening, botany, or plant science.

Examples

• The entire crop was lost due to a severe outbreak of celery blight.
• Farmers are advised to rotate crops to reduce the risk of celery blight.
• The primary symptom of celery blight is the appearance of brown or black spots on the leaves.

Advanced Usage

The term is highly specific and technical. In detailed botanical texts, it may be specified further by the causative fungal genus, such as Cercospora or Septoria.

Variants and Related Words

• Leaf spot (n): A general term for plant diseases causing localized lesions on leaves, which includes celery blight.
• Cercospora blight (n): A specific type of celery blight caused by fungi in the genus .
• Septoria blight (n): A specific type of celery blight caused by fungi in the genus .

Synonyms

• Celery leaf spot
• Fungal leaf spot of celery

Notes

This is a compound noun. The word "blight" on its own refers to any plant disease that causes withering and death without rotting. In this term, it is specified by the host plant, "celery."

Noun

1. a fungous leaf spot disease of the celery plant