brown rot

noun

, Plant Pathology.

1. any plant disease, especially of apples, peaches, plums, and cherries, characterized by browning and decay of tissues, caused by various fungi and bacteria.

brown rot

noun

1. a disease of apples, peaches, etc, caused by fungi of the genus Sclerotinia and characterized by yellowish-brown masses of spores on the plant surface
2. decay of timber caused by the action of fungi on the cellulose

brown rot

1. Any of several plant diseases, especially a disease of peach, plum, cherry, and related plants, caused by an ascomycete fungus and characterized by wilting and browning of the flowers and leaves and rotting of the fruits.

Word History and Origins

Origin of brown rot¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

They are practically curculio proof, and have never been affected with brown rot as have some other varieties.

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I have twenty Ocheeda trees now, and they are quite badly subject to brown rot.

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This brown rot fungus sometimes destroys the whole crop of certain varieties, besides injuring the trees sometimes as well.

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Mr. Ludlow: What is the difference between the brown rot and the plum pocket fungus?

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The brown rot of plum is without doubt one of the important limiting factors in plum-growing in Minnesota.

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