Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

potato blight

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: pota-to b-light
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A devastating disease of potatoes caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They say they used to give pauper children soup to change to protestants in the time of the potato blight."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

late blight potato mold potato disease potato mildew potato murrain

Questions

What does potato blight mean?: A devastating disease of potatoes caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans.

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