soft rot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft, soft rot]
- /sɔft, sɒft rɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawft, soft rot]
- /sɔft, sɒft rɒt/

Definitions of soft rot words

noun soft rot a disease of fruits and vegetables, characterized by a soft, watery decay of affected parts, caused by any of several bacteria or fungi. 1
noun soft rot any of various bacterial or fungal plant diseases characterized by watery disintegration of fruits, roots, etc 0
noun soft rot any of various plant diseases, characterized by watery decay of rhizomes, roots, fruits, etc. and caused by any of numerous fungi or bacteria 0

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Origin of soft rot

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Soft rot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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soft rot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

soft rot usage trend in Literature

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