halo blight

ha·lo blight

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hey-loh blahyt]
- /ˈheɪ loʊ blaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hey-loh blahyt]
- /ˈheɪ loʊ blaɪt/

Definitions of halo blight words

noun halo blight a disease of plants, characterized by small, necrotic leaf or fruit lesions surrounded by a yellowish, halolike band, caused by any of several bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas. 1
noun halo blight (phytopathology) A bacterial disease of bean plants, caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola. 0

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Origin of halo blight

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Halo blight

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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halo blight popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

halo blight usage trend in Literature

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