dúchan — meaning in English

English meaning

• blight noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
• smut noun Sexually explicit or crude material, especially writing, images, or jokes.

Senses

dúchan is used for these senses in English:

• blight (pathology, dated) A diseased condition of the face or skin; specifically, bleeding under the conjunctiva of the eye, a form of skin rash, or a palsy of the face due to cold.
• inkwell A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.
• smut Any of a range of fungi, mostly Ustilaginomycetes, that cause plant disease in grasses, including cereal crops; the disease so caused.

blight — full definition

1. noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
2. noun Something that damages or holds back growth, development, or quality of life.
3. verb To damage or spoil the growth or development of something.

smut — full definition

1. noun Sexually explicit or crude material, especially writing, images, or jokes.
2. noun A dark mark or smear of soot or dirt.
3. noun A fungal disease that blackens the grains of cereal crops.

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