BLACK SPOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does black spot mean? 

• BLACK SPOT (noun)
  The noun BLACK SPOT has 1 sense:

1. any of several fungous diseases of plants that produce small black spots on the plant

  Familiarity information: BLACK SPOT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLACK SPOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several fungous diseases of plants that produce small black spots on the plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("black spot" is a kind of...):

plant disease (a disease that affects plants)

 Context examples 

“This crew has tipped you the black spot in full council, as in dooty bound; just you turn it over, as in dooty bound, and see what's wrote there. Then you can talk.”

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

A mile away there are black spots upon the snow. The black spots move.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

I discovered my admiration, that I had not observed any of these illustrious persons at court; the black spot on the forehead being so remarkable a distinction, that I could not have easily overlooked it: and it was impossible that his majesty, a most judicious prince, should not provide himself with a good number of such wise and able counsellors.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

Leastways, if you don't, I do; and I wait here—and I'm still your cap'n, mind—till you outs with your grievances and I reply; in the meantime, your black spot ain't worth a biscuit.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Who tipped me the black spot the day we landed and began this dance?

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

And now, shipmates, this black spot?

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

“The black spot! I thought so,” he observed.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

“But what is the black spot, captain?” I asked.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

“Thunder!” he cried. “A week! I can't do that; they'd have the black spot on me by then.”

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Now, if I can't get away nohow, and they tip me the black spot, mind you, it's my old sea-chest they're after; you get on a horse—you can, can't you?

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)