dry-rot
verb
\ ˈdrī-ˌrät
\
\
dry-rotted;
dry-rotting;
dry-rots
Definition of dry-rot
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to affect with dry rot
: to become affected with dry rot
dry rot
nounDefinition of dry rot (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: a decay of seasoned timber caused by fungi that consume the cellulose of wood leaving a soft skeleton which is readily reduced to powder
b
: a fungal rot of plant tissue in which the affected areas are dry and often firmer than normal or more or less mummified
2
: a fungus causing dry rot
3
: decay from within caused especially by resistance to new forces
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