Black Spot

Black Spot

Black Spot or black spot may refer to:

* Black Spot, a plant disease caused by a fungus
* The Black Spot, a literary device in Treasure Island, a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
* A black spot in highway traffic safety administration, is a section of roadway that has been designated as being particularly accident-prone, e.g. the auto-safety campaign from the Australian Government.
* An experimental shoe company from Adbusters
* A short Israeli film in the pastiche Yellow Asphalt
* A visual device used in 18th century English painting to indicate those infected with Venereal disease.fact|date=July 2007

See also

*Black hole


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  • black spot — n a spotting of frozen meat caused by an imperfect fungus of the genus Cladosporium (C. herbarum) …   Medical dictionary

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  • black spot — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms black spot : singular black spot plural black spots British 1) a) a place on a road where a lot of car accidents happen Gallows Corner is a notorious accident black spot. b) a place that has more problems than… …   English dictionary

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  • black spot — noun 1》 Brit. a place marked by a particular problem: an accident black spot. 2》 a fungal or bacterial disease of plants, producing black blotches on the leaves …   English new terms dictionary

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  • Black Spot (Treasure Island) — The Black Spot is a fictional literary device invented by Robert Louis Stevenson for his novel Treasure Island . In the book, a pirate is presented with a black spot to officially pronounce a verdict of guilt or judgment. It consists of a piece… …   Wikipedia

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