dry rot fungus

American  

noun

1. a fungus, Merulius lacrymans, that causes a common type of dry rot.

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Example Sentences

Not far from where she sits, large growths of dry rot fungus are feeding off the floorboards.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

Sam is trained to detect active dry rot fungus and "the odd doughnut or two", Mr Monaghan says.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2013

One of these forms of dry rot fungus is Merulius lacrymans, which is sometimes spoken of as if it were the only one, though perhaps the most destructive in houses.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

It appears that the dry rot fungus acts indirectly on the wood, whose cells are saturated with its juice, and in consequence lose their lignine and cellulose, though their walls suffer no corrosion.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)