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Black spot
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- 1 A fungal disease among plants, particularly roses, that results in black spots on the leaves. uncountable
"In areas where black spot is only a problem after heavy rain or later in the season, restrict spraying to these times, or if yellowing or spotted foliage is detected."
- 2 any of several fungous diseases of plants that produce small black spots on the plant wordnet
- 3 A section of roadway that has been designated as being particularly accident-prone. countable, uncountable
"Indian Queens is a hamlet just off the A30, a well-known traffic black spot, and Yellowknife was Margo Kidder's hometown in Canada."
- 4 A dangerous place or area. broadly, countable, uncountable
- 5 A location with poor radio signal reception, e.g. for mobile phones. countable, uncountable
"What if—like so many rural parts of the county—this was a mobile black spot? That was easily tested. No, she had no problem dialling her own home number."
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- 6 A subject or area about which little or no information is available. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"Near-synonyms: black hole, blind spot"
- 7 A fictional judicial device among pirates, consisting of a black circle indicating condemnation. countable, uncountable
"I went down on my knees at once. On the floor close to his hand there was a little round of paper, blackened on the one side. I could not doubt that this was the black spot; and taking it up, I found written on the other side, in a very good, clear hand, this short message: “You have till ten to-night.”"
- 8 The spot on a snooker table where the black ball is normally placed. countable, uncountable
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