woodrot

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noun

The decayed portions of wooden structure, usually caused by a fungal infection.

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Meanings

nounwoodrot (usually uncountable, plural woodrots)

plural woodrots · alternative wood-rot

  1. uncountableusuallyThe decayed portions of wooden structure, usually caused by a fungal infection.

    If you recall, Blackbird Damp said that they had treated the property and that it was now free from woodrot.

    2005, Andrew Williams, Domestic Building Surveys
  2. uncountableusuallyThe process of such decay.

Origin

From wood + rot.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Torwood
Cite this entry
APA

woodrot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodrot

MLA

“woodrot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodrot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woodrot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodrot.

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