white rot

noun

A disease of grapes, first appearing in whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus Coniella diplodiella.

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Meanings

nounwhite rot (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA disease of grapes, first appearing in whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus Coniella diplodiella.
  2. uncountableA fungal decay of wood that consumes the darker-colored lignins, leaving the lighter-colored cellulose.
  3. uncountableAny of several plants, including marsh pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris) and butterwort (Pinguicula spp.), once believed to produce rot in sheep.
  4. uncountableAllium white rot, a disease of onions, garlic, and leeks, caused by fungi of species Sclerotium cepivorum.
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