damping-off
[ dam-ping-awf, -of ]
/ ˈdæm pɪŋˈɔf, -ˈɒf /
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noun Plant Pathology.
a disease of seedlings, occurring either before or immediately after emerging from the soil, characterized by rotting of the stem at soil level and eventual collapse of the plant, caused by any of several soil fungi.
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Origin of damping-off
First recorded in 1895–1900
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British Dictionary definitions for damping-off
damping off
noun
any of various diseases of plants, esp the collapse and death of seedlings caused by the parasitic fungus Pythium debaryanum and related fungi in conditions of excessive moisture
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Scientific definitions for damping-off
damping off
Any of various diseases of seedlings that are caused by oomycetes, especially of the genus Pythium, or by fungi, and result in wilting and death.
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