Black-spot
Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by black spots on the fruit and foliage, twig lesions, defoliation, and rotting, caused by any of several fungi, as Diplocarpon rosae, or bacteria.
British.
a hazardous place in a road where accidents frequently occur.
a dangerous area or place.
Historical Examples
The French Revolution Thomas Carlyle
An Artilleryman’s Diary Jenkin Lloyd Jones
noun
a place on a road where accidents frequently occur
any dangerous or difficult place
a disease of roses, Diplocarpon rosae, that causes circular black blotches on the leaves
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