Mildew;
decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as a general name to
various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to
wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric
influences.
The act of blighting, or the state of being
blighted; a withering or mildewing, or a stoppage of growth in the whole or
a part of a plant, etc.
That which frustrates one's plans or withers
one's hopes; that which impairs or destroys.
A downy species of aphis, or
plant louse, destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and
branches; -- also applied to several other injurious insects.
A rashlike eruption on the human
skin.
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