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Dry rot

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dry rot

 
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–noun
1. Plant Pathology.
a. a decay of seasoned timber, resulting in its becoming brittle and crumbling to a dry powder, caused by various fungi.
b. any of various diseases of plants in which the rotted tissues are dry.
2. any concealed or unsuspected inner decay.
Origin:
1785–95
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dry-rot

  [drahy-rot]
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), -rot⋅ted, -rot⋅ting.
to undergo or cause to undergo the action or effects of dry rot.
Origin:
1865–70
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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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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