Potato Blight (Noun)
Meaning
A blight of potatoes.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The infamous Irish potato blight led to widespread famine in the 19th century, causing immense human suffering.
- Experts attribute the drastic decline in crop yield to a recent outbreak of potato blight.
- Local farmers are now using disease-resistant varieties of potatoes to combat the spread of potato blight.
- Historians believe that a severe potato blight was what set off a series of unfortunate events, ultimately resulting in the downfall of the ancient civilization.
- Careful crop rotation techniques have been developed to protect fields from the devastating effects of potato blight.