dry rot

Definition of Dry Rot in English :

1. dry rot

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

2. dry rot

a fungus causing dry rot

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dry Rot

noun

1.

crumbling and drying of timber, bulbs, potatoes, or fruit, caused by saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungi

2.

any fungus causing this decay, esp of the genus Merulius

3.

moral degeneration or corrupt practices, esp when previously unsuspected

1.

a fungous decay causing seasoned timber to become brittle and crumble to powder

2.

a similar fungous disease of plants, fruits, and vegetables

3.

any of various fungi causing such decay

4.

any internal moral or social decay, thought of as resulting generally from lack of new or progressive influences

n.

1. A fungal disease that causes timber to become brittle and crumble into powder.

2. A plant disease in which the plant tissue remains relatively dry while fungi invade and ultimately decay bulbs, fruits, or woody tissues.