sooty blotch and flyspeck

noun

A plant disease caused by a complex of saprophytic fungi which colonize the epicuticular wax layer of the apple and other trees and vines.

Similar
apple summer diseaseSBFS
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Meanings

nounsooty blotch and flyspeck (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA plant disease caused by a complex of saprophytic fungi which colonize the epicuticular wax layer of the apple and other trees and vines.

    Synonyms: apple summer disease, SBFS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant disease caused by a complex of saprophytic fungi which colonize the epicuticular wax layer of the apple and other trees and vines.

Similar
apple summer diseaseSBFS
Also see
apple summer disease
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APA

sooty blotch and flyspeck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sooty%20blotch%20and%20flyspeck

MLA

“sooty blotch and flyspeck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sooty%20blotch%20and%20flyspeck. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sooty blotch and flyspeck,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sooty%20blotch%20and%20flyspeck.

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