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botrytize

botrytize verb: to infect, or be infected, with noble rot (Botrytis cinerea).

Verb

botrytize (third-person singular simple present botrytizes, present participle botrytizing, simple past and past participle botrytized)

  1. (ambitransitive) To infect, or be infected, with noble rot (Botrytis cinerea).

Forms of botrytize

third-person singular presentbotrytizes
present participlebotrytizing
past participlebotrytized
pastbotrytized

Origin of botrytize

From botryt(is) + -ize.

Words formed from botrytize

Questions about botrytize

What does botrytize mean?
Botrytize means to infect, or be infected, with noble rot (Botrytis cinerea).
What part of speech is botrytize?
Botrytize is a verb.
What is the past tense of botrytize?
The past tense of botrytize is botrytized.

Words near botrytize in the dictionary

  1. botrytise
  2. botrytised
  3. botrytises
  4. botrytising
  5. botrytization
  6. botrytize
  7. botrytized
  8. botrytizes
  9. botrytizing
  10. bots
  11. Bots.

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