blackspot
blackspot Lexical Profile
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• noun
British A section of a road or a localized area known for a high incidence of traffic accidents, crime, or poor telecommunications reception.
"The municipal council installed new traffic lights at the notorious accident blackspot."
A common fungal disease affecting plants, especially roses, characterized by dark circular lesions on the leaves that lead to yellowing and premature defoliation.
"The gardener pruned the infected stems to prevent the blackspot from spreading across the rosebushes."
British The blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo), a marine ray-finned fish of the family Sparidae inhabiting the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, distinguished by a dark blotch above the pectoral fin.
"Freshly caught blackspot is a prized catch in coastal fish markets along the Atlantic."