ALL meanings of dry rot
dry rot
D d - noun dry rot wood: fungal decay 1
- noun dry rot The crumbly, friable decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection. 0
- noun dry rot Metaphorically, a progressive malaise of decay, corruption, or datedness. 0
- noun dry rot (phytopathology) A fungal infection which affects plants, in particular potatoes. 0
- uncountable noun dry rot Dry rot is a serious disease of wood. It is caused by a fungus and causes wood to decay. 0
- noun dry rot crumbling and drying of timber, bulbs, potatoes, or fruit, caused by saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungi 0
- noun dry rot any fungus causing this decay, esp of the genus Merulius 0
- noun dry rot moral degeneration or corrupt practices, esp when previously unsuspected 0
- noun dry rot a fungous decay causing seasoned timber to become brittle and crumble to powder 0
- noun dry rot a similar fungous disease of plants, fruits, and vegetables 0
- noun dry rot any of various fungi causing such decay 0
- noun dry rot any internal moral or social decay, thought of as resulting generally from lack of new or progressive influences 0