dry-rot

A form of dry rot — The crumbly, decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundry-rot (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of dry rot.

    But, there are a few fungi that transport water to dry wood and cause decay called dry-rot or water-conducting fungi.

    2012, Roger M. Rowell, Handbook of Wood Chemistry and Wood Composites, Second Edition
Cite this entry
APA

dry-rot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry-rot

MLA

“dry-rot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry-rot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry-rot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry-rot.

Source: dry-rot on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.