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DRY ROT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fungus causing dry rot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("dry rot" is a kind of...):

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("dry rot" is a kind of...):

plant disease (a disease that affects plants)

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