blotch
pronunciation
How to pronounce blotch in British English:
UK [blɒtʃ]
How to pronounce blotch in American English:
US [blɑtʃ]
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- Noun:
- an irregularly shaped spot
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- Verb:
- mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
Word Origin
- blotch (n.)
- c. 1600, perhaps a blend of blot and botch or patch.
Example
- 1. Identification of pathogen that causes strawberry brown blotch disease and observation of biological characteristics .
- 2. Establishment of rapid detection method for the pathogen of hami melon fruit blotch .
- 3. " How long , " a doctor asked , " have you had this red blotch on your foot ? "
- 4. He pointed to a dark blotch upon the starry sky some miles astern of us .
- 5. Effects of climate factors on the epidemic of apple marssonina blotch in shaanxi province and related prediction models .