blackleg
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views updated Jun 11 2018blackleg The name given to a number of plant diseases in which symptoms include blackening of the base of the stem, often followed by the collapse of the stem. The diseases may be caused by any of several
fungi or, less commonly,
bacteria.
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY
blackleg
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views updated May 23 2018blackleg The name given to a number of plant diseases in which symptoms include blackening of the base of the stem, often followed by the collapse of the stem. The diseases may be caused by any of several fungi or, less commonly, bacteria.
A Dictionary of Ecology MICHAEL ALLABY
blackleg
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views updated May 18 2018blackleg a person who continues working when fellow workers are on strike. The term is recorded in this sense from the mid 19th century, but the origin of the name remains unknown.
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES
