blotching
Use Blotching in a sentence noun
1.
a large, irregular spot or blot.
2.
Plant Pathology.
a.
a diseased, discolored spot or area on a plant.
b.
a disease so characterized, usually accompanied by cankers and lesions.
3.
a skin eruption; blemish.
verb (used with object)
4.
to mark with blotches; blot, spot, or blur: The floor of the forest was blotched with cool, dark moss.
adjective
5.
Textiles. of or pertaining to blotch printing, or to the colored ground produced by this process.
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | an irregular spot or discoloration, esp a dark and relatively large one such as an ink stain |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to become or cause to become marked by such discoloration |
| 3. | (intr) (of a pen or ink) to write or flow unevenly in blotches |
| [C17: probably from | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
blotch
c.1600, perhaps a blend of blot and botch or patch.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
blotch  (blŏch) Pronunciation Key
Any of several plant diseases caused by fungi and resulting in brown or black dead areas on leaves or fruit. |
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The fins are generally yellow in colour, with a variety of dusting and blotching.
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