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oak-root rot

[ohk-root, -roo t]

noun Plant Pathology.

a disease of oaks and other trees and woody plants, caused by the fungus Amillariella mellea (oak-root fungus), the fruiting body of which is the honey mushroom, and characterized by rotting roots, girdling of crown, and eventual death of the tree.

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Nearby words

  1. oak wilt,
  2. oak-apple day,
  3. oak-leaf cluster,
  4. oak-leaf hydrangea,
  5. oak-leaved geranium,
  6. oakdale,
  7. oaked,
  8. oaken,
  9. oakham,
  10. oakland
Also called shoestring root rot.
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