dry rot
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
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Dry rot
A fungi that feeds on, and destroys, damp rather than wet timber. Most often found in damp, poorly ventilated under-floor spaces and roof areas. Causes timber to lose strength, develop cracks, and finally become so dry and powdery that it is easily crumbled.
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dry rot
[′drī ‚rät] (microbiology)
A rapid decay of seasoned timber caused by certain fungi which cause the wood to be reduced to a dry, friable texture.
(plant pathology)
Any of various rot diseases of plants characterized by drying of affected tissues.
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dry rot
The decay of seasoned wood caused by fungi of a type capable of carrying water into the wood they infest.
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