blight vs late blight

late blight vs blight

blight and late blight both are nouns.

blight is a verb but late blight is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blight	Yes	No	Yes	No
late blight	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, late blight is a hyponym of blight; that is, late blight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blight:

blight: any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
late blight: blight in which symptoms appear late in the growing season especially a disease of solanaceous plants caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans

Other hyponyms of blight include alder blight, apple blight, apple canker, beet blight, blister blight, blister blight, cane blight, chestnut-bark disease, chestnut blight, chestnut canker, coffee blight, collar blight, bean blight, halo blight, halo spot, halo blight, head blight, leaf blight, peach blight, potato blight, potato disease, potato mildew, potato mold, potato murrain, rim blight, spinach blight, spur blight, stem blight, stripe blight, thread blight, tomato blight, tomato yellows, twig blight, walnut blight.

blight (noun)	late blight (noun)
a state or condition being blighted	blight in which symptoms appear late in the growing season especially a disease of solanaceous plants caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans
any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting

blight (verb)	late blight (verb)
cause to suffer a blight

Difference between blight and late blight

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