onion smudge

noun

A disease of the onion caused by the fungus Colletotrichum circinans which causes black concentric rings or smutty spots on the outer scales of the bulb, or rot in the fleshy leaves inside.

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Meanings

nounonion smudge (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA disease of the onion caused by the fungus Colletotrichum circinans which causes black concentric rings or smutty spots on the outer scales of the bulb, or rot in the fleshy leaves inside.
  2. uncountableThe fungus Colletotrichum circinans.
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