Example sentences from the Web for potato blight

Botany and chemistry being powerless to stay the effects of the potato-blight, the appeal was next to economics.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
The forecast of Malthus was repeated in his own way by Cobbett, although neither of them foresaw the potato-blight as the means.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
The direct effects of the potato-blight of 1845 were not so serious as had been expected.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton

potato blight

noun

a devastating disease of potatoes produced by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans and the cause of the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th century

Words nearby potato blight

potation, potato, potato apple, potato bean, potato beetle, potato blight, potatobug, potato chip, potato crisp, potato famine, Irish, potato leafhopper

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单词	potato blight
释义	Example sentences from the Web for potato blight Botany and chemistry being powerless to stay the effects of the potato-blight, the appeal was next to economics. A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Creighton The forecast of Malthus was repeated in his own way by Cobbett, although neither of them foresaw the potato-blight as the means. A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Creighton The direct effects of the potato-blight of 1845 were not so serious as had been expected. A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Creighton potato blight noun a devastating disease of potatoes produced by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans and the cause of the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th century Words nearby potato blight potation, potato, potato apple, potato bean, potato beetle, potato blight, potatobug, potato chip, potato crisp, potato famine, Irish, potato leafhopper Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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