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noble rot

noble rot noun: a benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.

Noun

noble rot (uncountable)

  1. A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.
    • ‘You said they occasionally deliberately infect the grapes with the noble rot,’ I said.2019, Ben Aaronovitch, The October Man, Gollancz, page 20

Questions about noble rot

What does noble rot mean?
Noble rot means a benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.
What part of speech is noble rot?
Noble rot is a noun.

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