Meaning Of The Word Dry rot

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dry rot
uncountable noun: Dry rot is a serious disease of wood. It is caused by a fungus and causes wood to decay.

dry rot in American English
a fungous decay causing seasoned timber to become brittle and crumble to powder
noun: a decay of seasoned timber, resulting in its becoming brittle and crumbling to a dry powder, caused by various fungi

dry rot in British English
noun: crumbling and drying of timber, bulbs, potatoes, or fruit, caused by saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungi

dry-rot in American English
to undergo or cause to undergo the action or effects of dry rot

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