dry rot

dry·rot

uncommon

noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus

Synonyms

dry rot

2.

a fungus causing dry rot

Synonyms

dry rot

verb

1.

affect or be affected with dry-rot

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Broader terms

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Grammar

Verb: transitive or intransitive

noun
singular	dry-rot
plural	dry-rots
verb
infinitive	dry-rot
3rd person	dry-rots
past	dry-roted
present participle	dry-roting
past participle	dry-roted

Sentence patterns

Something ----s
Something ----s something

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