root rot
Americannoun
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a symptom or phase of many diseases of plants, characterized by discoloration and decay of the roots.
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any disease so characterized.
Etymology
Origin of root rot
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Too much water can lead to Armillaria root disease, a deadly form of root rot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
The research team zeroed in on Globisporangium ultimum, a major soil-borne oomycete responsible for damping-off and root rot in many plant species.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024
The main threat is a root rot in the trees caused by a soil-borne pathogen called Phytophthora, a new strain of the same microorganism that helped cause the Irish famine of the 1840s.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023
In that case, there might be a root rot problem.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
I think you will have more loss from sunscald and root rot than you will from blight.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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