brown rot

noun

especially, of stone fruit such as peaches and nectarines, caused by the fungus Monilinia fructicola

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Meanings

nounbrown rot (uncountable)
  1. Any of several fungal diseases of plants:
    1. uncountablebiologyespecially, of stone fruit such as peaches and nectarines, caused by the fungus Monilinia fructicola
    2. uncountablebiologyof trees, caused by Fistulina spp.

Translations

Polish brunatna zgnilizna drzew pestkowych, monilioza
  • brunatna zgnilizna drzew pestkowychfungal disease of stone fruit
  • moniliozafungal disease of stone fruit
Welsh pydredd coch
  • pydredd cochfungal disease of stone fruit
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Chicago

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