black spot

or black·spot

[ blak spot for 1; blak spot for 2 ]
/ ˈblæk ˈspɒt for 1; ˈblæk ˌspɒt for 2 /

noun

Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by black spots on the fruit and foliage, twig lesions, defoliation, and rotting, caused by any of several fungi, as Diplocarpon rosae, or bacteria.
British.
  1. a hazardous place in a road where accidents frequently occur.
  2. a dangerous area or place.

Origin of black spot

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby black spot

black shirt, black site, black skimmer, black smoker, black snakeroot, black spot, black spruce, black squirrel, black stem, black studies, black stump

Example sentences from the Web for black spot

  • Alas, it is a well-spring, as we said, this black-spot; and will not tread down!

    The French Revolution |Thomas Carlyle

  • They came from what in orthodox parlance was known as the "Smwtyn Du" the heretical "black-spot" in Wales.

    An Artilleryman's Diary |Jenkin Lloyd Jones

British Dictionary definitions for black spot

black spot

noun

a place on a road where accidents frequently occur
any dangerous or difficult place
a disease of roses, Diplocarpon rosae, that causes circular black blotches on the leaves