blight

nouns

a state or condition being blighted
blight
is a type of (narrower)
the state of being decayed or destroyed
desolation, devastation
any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
blight
is a type of (narrower)
a disease that affects plants
plant disease

verbs

cause to suffer a blight
"Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
blight, plague