dry rot (redirected from dry rot fungus)

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

Noun

1. crumbling and drying of timber, caused by certain fungi

2. a fungus causing this decay

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 → putrefacción f

dry rot n → pourriture sèche (du bois)

dry rot dry n → (Haus)schwamm m, (Holz)schwamm m

dry rot n → fungo del legno