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damp off

damp off verb: of plants: to decay and perish through excessive moisture.

Verb

damp off (third-person singular simple present damps off, present participle damping off, simple past and past participle damped off)

  1. (intransitive) Of plants: to decay and perish through excessive moisture.
    • Sweet alyssum seedlings are particularly prone to damping off, so do not overmoisten the soil.1991, Complete Guide to Gardening and Landscaping, page 213

Forms of damp off

third-person singular presentdamps off
present participledamping off
past participledamped off
pastdamped off

Questions about damp off

What does damp off mean?
Damp off means of plants: to decay and perish through excessive moisture.
What part of speech is damp off?
Damp off is a verb.
What is the past tense of damp off?
The past tense of damp off is damped off.

Words near damp off in the dictionary

  1. damp course
  2. damp courses
  3. damp down
  4. damp haze
  5. damp hazes
  6. damp off
  7. damp proofing
  8. damp sheet
  9. damp sheets
  10. damp squib
  11. damp squibs

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