A fungal disease of plants characterized by dark spots or lesions on leaves, stems, or fruit.
From Greek anthrakis ('coal') + -nosis (a suffix denoting disease or condition). The name refers to the coal-black appearance of the diseased spots on plants.
The reason it's called anthracnosis is because the fungal spots look like little pieces of coal burned into the plant—farmers have been battling this disease for centuries, and it's especially brutal on grape vines and beans.
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