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white rot

white rot noun: a disease of grapes, first appearing in whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus Coniella diplodiella.

Noun

white rot (uncountable)

  1. A disease of grapes, first appearing in whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus Coniella diplodiella.
  2. A fungal decay of wood that consumes the darker-colored lignins, leaving the lighter-colored cellulose.
  3. Any of several plants, including marsh pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris) and butterwort (Pinguicula spp.), once believed to produce rot in sheep.
  4. Allium white rot, a disease of onions, garlic, and leeks, caused by fungi of species Sclerotium cepivorum.

white rot meaning in Tamil

white rot in Tamil

வெண்சதா

Questions about white rot

What does white rot mean?
White rot means a disease of grapes, first appearing in whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus Coniella diplodiella.
What is white rot in Tamil?
White rot in Tamil is வெண்சதா. See White rot meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is white rot?
White rot is a noun.

Words near white rot in the dictionary

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  8. White Russia
  9. white russian
  10. white russians
  11. white rust

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