"potato blight" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} potato blight (uncountable)
  1. (phytopathology) A devastating disease of potatoes caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Plant diseases Categories (lifeform): Oomycetes Synonyms: late blight Translations (Phytophthora infestans, disease of potatoes): perunarutto (Finnish), Kartoffelmehltau [masculine] (German), potetpest [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), фитофторо́з (fitoftoróz) [masculine] (Russian), фитофто́ра (fitoftóra) [feminine] (Russian), gaiseadh a' bhuntàta [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
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