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onion smudge

onion smudge noun: a disease of the onion caused by the fungus Colletotrichum circinans which causes black concentric rings or smutty spots on the outer scales of the bulb, or rot in the fleshy leaves inside.

Noun

onion smudge (uncountable)

  1. A disease of the onion caused by the fungus Colletotrichum circinans which causes black concentric rings or smutty spots on the outer scales of the bulb, or rot in the fleshy leaves inside.
  2. The fungus Colletotrichum circinans.

Questions about onion smudge

What does onion smudge mean?
Onion smudge means a disease of the onion caused by the fungus Colletotrichum circinans which causes black concentric rings or smutty spots on the outer scales of the bulb, or rot in the fleshy leaves inside.
What part of speech is onion smudge?
Onion smudge is a noun.

Words near onion smudge in the dictionary

  1. onion service
  2. onion services
  3. onion skin
  4. onion skinning
  5. onion skins
  6. onion smudge
  7. onion smut
  8. onion snow
  9. onion snows
  10. onion squash
  11. onion straw

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