DRY ROT


Meaning of DRY ROT in English

1. Plant Pathol.

a. a decay of seasoned timber, resulting in its becoming brittle and crumbling to a dry powder, caused by various fungi.

b. any of various diseases of plants in which the rotted tissues are dry.

2. any concealed or unsuspected inner decay.

[ 1785-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .