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Definition of blights:

(n) : (figurative) Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
(n) : (figurative) (specifically) A rundown and unsightly condition of an urban area; also, such an area.
(n) : (phytopathology) A diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and rapid chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as floral organs, leaves, branches, or twigs, especially one caused by a fungus; a mildew, a rust, a smut.
(n) : (phytopathology) The cause of such a condition, often unseen but believed to be airborne; specifically, a bacterium, a virus, or (especially) a fungus; also, an aphid which attacks fruit trees.
(v) : (transitive) (figurative) To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.
(v) : (transitive) (phytopathology) To affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight (noun noun, sense 1.1), especially one caused by a fungus; to blast, to mildew, to smut.
Definition of blights:

(n) : (figurative) Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.
(n) : (figurative) (specifically) A rundown and unsightly condition of an urban area; also, such an area.
(n) : (phytopathology) A diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and rapid chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as floral organs, leaves, branches, or twigs, especially one caused by a fungus; a mildew, a rust, a smut.
(n) : (phytopathology) The cause of such a condition, often unseen but believed to be airborne; specifically, a bacterium, a virus, or (especially) a fungus; also, an aphid which attacks fruit trees.
(v) : (transitive) (figurative) To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.
(v) : (transitive) (phytopathology) To affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight (noun noun, sense 1.1), especially one caused by a fungus; to blast, to mildew, to smut.
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