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noun
The crumbly, decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Any progression of decay, corruption, or obsolescence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, uncountable
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noun
A fungal infection which affects plants, in particular potatoes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, phytopathology, sciences
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noun
a fungus causing dry rot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fungus
noun
a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: plant disease
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Across languages
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