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dry rot

 
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.
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Origin:
1785–95

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dry-rot

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

verb
affect or be affected with dry rot 
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