Common name for a number of different diseases on plants characterised by the rapid death of plant tissue e g leaf blight, blossom blight, shoot blight
unsightly condition including the accumulation of debris, litter, rubbish, or rubble; fences characterized by holes, breaks, rot, crumbling, cracking, peeling or rusting; landscaping that is dead, characterized by uncontrolled growth or lack of maintenance, or damage, and any other similar conditions of disrepair and deterioration regardless of the condition of other properties in the neighborhood
Physical and economic conditions within an area that cause a reduction of or lack of proper utilization of that area A blighted area is one that has deteriorated or has been arrested in its development by physical, economic, or social forces
A disease or injury of plants resulting in withering, cessation of growth, and death of parts without rotting Also, a term to describe older neighborhoods with high crime rates
any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting a state or condition being blighted cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold
You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things. This discriminatory policy has really been a blight on America Manchester still suffers from urban blight and unacceptable poverty
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
Blight is a disease which makes plants dry up and die. to spoil or damage something, especially by preventing people from doing what they want to do. Any of various plant diseases whose symptoms include sudden and severe yellowing, browning, spotting, withering, or dying of leaves, flowers, fruit, stems, or the entire plant. Usually the shoots and other young, rapidly growing tissues of a plant are attacked. Most blights are caused by bacteria or fungi (see fungus); some result from drought. Fungal and bacterial blights are most likely under cool, moist conditions. Most economically important plants are susceptible to one or more blights. Measures taken to fight blight include destroying the infected plant parts; using disease-free seed or stock and resistant varieties; rotating crops (see crop rotation); pruning and spacing plants for better air circulation; controlling pests that carry the fungus from plant to plant; avoiding overhead watering and working among wet plants; and, where needed, applying fungicides or antibiotics. Maintaining sanitary conditions is the most important measure for stopping the spread of the infestation. See also chestnut blight
The corrupted terrain surrounding Undead Haunted Goldmines and Necropolises The Undead can only build on this terrain; Undead units can only heal while standing on the blight, although heroes are able to heal anywhere And unlike StarCraft's Creep, other races can build on the Blight
If something blights your life or your hopes, it damages and spoils them. If something blights an area, it spoils it and makes it unattractive. An embarrassing blunder nearly blighted his career before it got off the ground. a strategy to redevelop blighted inner-city areas
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