Dry rot and Wet rot

Dry rot

Dry rot noun - A crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus.

Wet rot and dry rot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wet rot" instead a noun phrase "Dry rot".

Wet rot

Definitions of Dry rot not found.

Dry rot and wet rot are semantically related. You can use "Dry rot" instead a noun phrase "Wet rot".
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