Meaning Of The Word Black knot

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black knot in American English
a disease of cherry and plum trees caused by a fungus (Plowrightia morbosa), in which hard, black swellings appear on twigs and branches
noun: a disease of plants, esp. of plums and cherries, characterized by black knotlike overgrowths on the branches, twigs, etc., caused by a fungus, Dibotryon morbosa

black knot in British English
noun: a fungal disease of plums and cherries caused by Dibotryon morbosum, characterized by rough black knotlike swellings on the twigs and branches

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