black spot
nounDefinition 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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Later symptoms include ulcers, blisters, or black spots on the skin, changes in skin color, pus, dizziness, fatigue and diarrhea or nausea. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "Florida man has 25% of his skin stripped from his body in his fight against flesh-eating bacteria," 27 Aug. 2019 Look for small black spots that are spores on the undersides of the leaves. — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Yellowing basil leaves could mean downy mildew," 26 Aug. 2019 He's shown clear signs of maturing away from the one black spot on his record, and his career trajectory closely follows the man who has shown himself to be one of the best forwards in world football while wearing Napoli colours. — SI.com, "Why Napoli's Hirving Lozano May Just Be the Signing of the Summer," 23 Aug. 2019 Later symptoms include ulcers, blisters or black spots on the skin, pus or oozing from the infected area, dizziness and fatigue. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al.com, "Alabama man infected with flesh-eating bacteria in Tennessee River, family says," 16 July 2019 The larvae of the viburnum leaf beetle are yellow to light brown with black spots and dashes on their bodies. — Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, "Holes in your viburnum leaves? It may be a new invasive beetle," 27 July 2019 The absence of real-time reporting has resulted in Venezuela becoming something of a black spot on the map, with the atrocities that unfold there largely going unreported. — Annika Hernroth-rothstein, National Review, "I Was Kidnapped in Venezuela," 7 June 2019 Answer: The yellow leaves are likely the result of black spot disease. — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, "There’s a simple solution for Knock Out roses with spotting," 4 May 2019 Spring salamanders are often pinkish or orange in color with faint black spots. — USA TODAY, "Roller coaster ghost town, Alaska heat, rock hyrax pups: News from around our 50 states," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'black spot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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