blackroot

ˈblækruːt

Definition

Definition of blackroot - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

botany

TECH.

plant with dark roots used in medicine

TECH.

The herbalist used blackroot to prepare the remedy.

herb

plant

plant disease

TECH.

fungal disease causing roots to rot and blacken

TECH.

The crops were affected by blackroot, damaging the yield.

fungal infection

root rot

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plant with dark roots used in medicine

Origin of blackroot

English, black (dark) + root (underground part of a plant)

Examples of blackroot in a sentence

The doctor recommended blackroot for its healing properties.
Blackroot spread quickly through the garden, ruining the plants.
Farmers are worried about blackroot affecting their crops.

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French:racine médicinale, pourriture noire, ...
German:Heilpflanze, Wurzelfäule, ...
Italian:radice nera, marciume radicale, ...
Spanish:raíz oscura, pudrición de raíces, ...
Portuguese:raiz-negra, doença da raiz-preta, ...
Chinese:黑根, 黑根病, ...
Japanese:ブラックルート, 黒根病, ...
Arabic:جَذْر أَسْوَد, تَعَفُّن الجُذُور الأَسْوَد, ...
Hebrew:שֹׁרֶשׁ שָׁחוֹר, רִקָּבוֹן שׁוֹרָשִׁים, ...
Russian:тёмный корень, черная гниль, ...
Ukrainian:темний корінь, чорна гниль, ...
Hindi:काली जड़, ब्लैकरूट, ...
Bengali:কালো শিকড়, শিকড় পচা রোগ, ...
Catalan:arrel negra, malaltia de l'arrel negra, ...
Czech:léčivá rostlina s tmavým kořenem, černání kořenů, ...
Danish:sortrod, ...
Dutch:zwarte wortel, zwarte wortelrot, ...
Greek:μαυρόριζα, μαυρίλα ρίζας, ...
Hungarian:fekete gyökerű gyógynövény, gyökérrothadás, ...
Khmer:រុក្ខជាតិឫសខ្មៅដែលប្រើជាឱសថ, ជំងឺផ្សិតធ្វើឱ្យឫសរលួយ និងប្រែជាខ្មៅ, ...
Korean:검은 뿌리, 검은뿌리병, ...
Persian:ریشه سیاه, سیاه‌ریشه, ...
Polish:czarny korzeń, czarna zgnilizna korzeni, ...
Portuguese (BR):raiz-escura, doença da raiz-preta, ...
Romanian:rădăcină întunecată, putregai negru, ...
Swedish:svartrot, rotsvärtning, ...
Thai:รากดำ, แบล็ครูท, ...
Turkish:kara kök, ...
Vietnamese:rễ đen, bệnh thối rễ, ...

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