black canker vs blight

black canker

noun
  • Any of several plant diseases causing the formation of dark cankers. 

  • The larva of the turnip sawfly (Athalia rosae), an agricultural pest having the appearance of a black caterpillar. 

blight

noun
  • The bacterium, virus or fungus that causes such a condition. 

  • A rapid and complete chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as leaves, branches, twigs, or floral organs. 

  • Anything that impedes growth or development or spoils any other aspect of life. 

verb
  • To spoil, ruin, or destroy (something). 

  • To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and fertility of. 

  • To suffer blight. 

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