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dry rot
noun
: a condition in which wood is destroyed by a type of fungus
Full Definition of DRY ROT
1
a : 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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First Known Use of DRY ROT
1795
Rhymes with DRY ROT
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