dry rot

noun

Definitions

  1. The crumbly, decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below…

    The crumbly, decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection.

  2. Any progression of decay, corruption, or obsolescence.

    • Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like dry rot to the house of Judah.
  3. A fungal infection which affects plants, in particular potatoes.

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