dry rot
Schwamm, Hausschwamm
The crumbly, decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below…The crumbly, decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The crumbly, decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection.
(figuratively, uncountable)Any progression of decay, corruption, or obsolescence.
(uncountable)A fungal infection which affects plants, in particular potatoes.
Schwamm, Hausschwamm
More definitions
- a fungus causing dry rot
- a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus
Translations
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By meaning 1
dry rot in wood:
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable