oil spot

See also: oilspot

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oil spot (plural oil spots)

  1. A spot consisting of oil.
    1. A soiled spot on clothing, a tablecloth, etc., where some oil was absorbed; a similar spot on a driveway, puddle, etc., where some oil is lying.
      Coordinate term: oilpatch
    2. An oil film over an area of the ocean after an oil spill.
      Synonyms: oil slick, oilpatch
  2. (botany) One of the yellow spots, often circular in shape, on the upper leaf surface of grapevines in the early stages of downy mildew (caused by Plasmopara viticola infection).

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