dry-rot

Speech parts

1. dry-rot - Noun

2. dry-rot - Verb

Meaning

a fungus causing dry rot

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

affect or be affected with dry rot

Alternative names

dry rot

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Examples

Indifference may not wreck a man's life at any one turn, but it will destroy him with a kind of dry-rot in the long run. Bliss Carman

In time, a dry rot sets in and the bulb becomes a dry, mummified structure. Source: Internet

It's not uncommon to encounter a fixer-upper that has an infestation, be it mice, termites, mold, dry rot, or asbestos. Source: Internet

The orange linoleum was kind of cute, but old and crusty with some dry rot, and had to go. Source: Internet

Wood does not last as long as other sculpting media because it can be affected by water rot, dry rot, insect invasion and fire. Source: Internet

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