ROOT ROT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does root rot mean? 

• ROOT ROT (noun)
  The noun ROOT ROT has 1 sense:

1. disease characterized by root decay; caused by various fungi

  Familiarity information: ROOT ROT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROOT ROT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Disease characterized by root decay; caused by various fungi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("root rot" is a kind of...):

plant disease (a disease that affects plants)