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foot rot definition

foot rot

  1. ☆ an infection which causes rotting of the stem base and crown of a plant, caused by various microorganisms
  2. a disease of cattle and sheep caused by a bacterium (Sphaerophorus necrophorus) and characterized by necrosis of the tissue in and around the hoofs

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