dry rot

dry rot

n.

1. A fungal disease that causes timber to become brittle and crumble into powder.

2. A plant disease in which the plant tissue remains relatively dry while fungi invade and ultimately decay bulbs, fruits, or woody tissues.

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dry rot

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) crumbling and drying of timber, bulbs, potatoes, or fruit, caused by saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungi

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) any fungus causing this decay, esp of the genus Merulius

3. moral degeneration or corrupt practices, esp when previously unsuspected

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dry rot - a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus plant disease - a disease that affects plants
	2.	dry rot - a fungus causing dry rot fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

Translations

dry rot n → fungo del legno

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dry rot n → fungo del legno