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black sigatoka

black sigatoka noun: a leaf spot disease of banana plants, caused by the ascomycete fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis (anamorph: Pseudocercospora fijiensis).

Noun

black sigatoka (uncountable)

  1. A leaf spot disease of banana plants, caused by the ascomycete fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis (anamorph: Pseudocercospora fijiensis).
    Synonyms:
    black leaf streak

Synonyms of black sigatoka

  • black leaf streak

Questions about black sigatoka

What does black sigatoka mean?
Black sigatoka means a leaf spot disease of banana plants, caused by the ascomycete fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis (anamorph: Pseudocercospora fijiensis).
What part of speech is black sigatoka?
Black sigatoka is a noun.

Words near black sigatoka in the dictionary

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  2. black shales
  3. black sheep
  4. black shoe
  5. black shoes
  6. black sigatoka
  7. black silver
  8. black site
  9. black sites
  10. black skimmer
  11. black skimmers

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