brown rot

Noun

Meaning

any of certain fungous diseases of plants characterized by browning and decay of tissues

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

ring rot gummosis bacterial canker shriveled up bacterial leaf blight brown rot fungi bacterial ring rot like a prune anyway

Hypernyms

plant disease

Hyponyms

ring rot gummosis ring disease brown rot gummosis tobacco wilt

Examples

Brown rot is not toxic, and very small affected areas can be cut out of the fruit, but unless the rot is caught immediately, the fruit will no longer be edible. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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