scorch -- (a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues)
scorch -- (a discoloration caused by heat)
Overview of verb scorch
The verb scorch has 5 senses
sear, scorch -- (make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside")
scorch, sear, singe -- (become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames")
scorch -- (destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land")
char, blacken, sear, scorch -- (burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling")
scorch -- (become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun")
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