CEFR B2

anthracnose

noun

Meaning

anthracnose means any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses anthracnose to mean any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees.
The teacher asked students to find anthracnose in the reading.

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anthracnose (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses anthracnose to mean any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees.
The teacher asked students to find anthracnose in the reading.
Check the words around anthracnose to choose the right meaning.

How to Use anthracnose

a/the anthracnose (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a anthracnose."
anthracnose in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked anthracnose in context before translating it."

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