Usually means: Decay of wood by fungi.
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▸ noun:  Alternative form of dry rot [The crumbly, decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection.]

Similar:
dryrot, wood-rot, wet-rot, wetrot, saprot, finrot, softrot, ringrot, gutrot, rot gut, more...

Opposite:
wet-rot, decay, dampness, fungus

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Similar:
dryrot, wood-rot, wet-rot, wetrot, saprot, finrot, softrot, ringrot, gutrot, rot gut, more...

Opposite:
wet-rot, decay, dampness, fungus



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