Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index S southern blight: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: south'ern blight' Pronunciation: [key] — Plant Pathol. Plant Pathol. a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Southern Baptist Southern blot TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: genome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language