Box blight is a disease of box leaves and stems caused by two fungi, Cylindrocladium buxicola (syn. Calonectria pseudonaviculata) and Pseudonectria buxi.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: A bed skirt or valance is a piece of decorative fabric that is placed between the mattress and the box spring of a bed. The purpose of a bed skirt is to give a stylish appearance to a bed without exposing the sides of the box spring or any space under the bed that may be used for storage.
1 to border, wrap, or cover with a skirt or something suggesting a skirt in appearance or function. 2  to pass along or around the border or edge of:Traffic skirts the town. 3  to avoid, go around the edge of, or keep distant from (something that is controversial, risky, etc.):The senator skirted the issue.