root rot

noun

Any of several plant fungal diseases caused by having overwet roots.

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Meanings

nounroot rot (countable and uncountable, plural root rots)

plural root rots · alternative rootrot

  1. countableuncountablebiologyAny of several plant fungal diseases caused by having overwet roots.

Origin

From root + rot.

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Translations

French pourriture racinaire, pourridié
  • pourriture racinaireplant fungal disease
  • pourridiéplant fungal disease
Italian marciume radicale
  • marciume radicaleplant fungal disease
Spanish seca
  • secaplant fungal disease
Swedish rotröta
  • rotrötaplant fungal disease
Welsh pydredd gwraidd
  • pydredd gwraiddplant fungal disease
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APA

root rot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20rot

MLA

“root rot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20rot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “root rot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/root%20rot.

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