dry rot
dry rot (n)
English Definitions:
dry rot (noun)
a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus
dry rot (verb)
a fungus causing dry rot
dry-rot (verb)
affect or be affected with dry rot
dry rot (Noun)
The crumbly, friable decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection.
dry rot (Noun)
Metaphorically, a progressive malaise of decay, corruption, or datedness.
Dry rot
Dry rot refers to wood decay caused by certain species of fungi, also known as True Dry Rot, that digest parts of the wood which give the wood strength and stiffness. It was previously used to describe any decay of cured wood in ships and buildings by a fungus which resulted in a darkly colored deteriorated and cracked condition. In other fields, the term has been applied to the decay of crop plants by fungi and the deterioration of rubber.
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