dry rot
dry rot definition
dry rot
- a fungous decay causing seasoned timber to become brittle and crumble to powder
- a similar fungous disease of plants, fruits, and vegetables
- any of various fungi causing such decay
- any internal moral or social decay, thought of as resulting generally from lack of new or progressive influences
Related Forms:
- dry-rot dry′·-rot′ intransitive verb, transitive verb dry-rotted -·rot′ted, dry-rotting -·rot′ting
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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