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heartrot

heartrot noun: a disease producing decay in the hearts of trees, caused by the mycelia of various fungi.

Noun

heartrot (uncountable)

  1. A disease producing decay in the hearts of trees, caused by the mycelia of various fungi.

Forms of heartrot

alternative formheart rot

Origin of heartrot

From heart + rot.

Questions about heartrot

What does heartrot mean?
Heartrot means a disease producing decay in the hearts of trees, caused by the mycelia of various fungi.
What part of speech is heartrot?
Heartrot is a noun.

Words near heartrot in the dictionary

  1. heartquakes
  2. heartrate
  3. heartrates
  4. heartrending
  5. heartrendingly
  6. heartrot
  7. hearts
  8. hearts and flowers
  9. hearts and minds
  10. hearts and rounds
  11. hearts of glass

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