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wood-rot

wood-rot is the alternative form of woodrot.

Meaning of woodrot

Noun

woodrot (usually uncountable, plural woodrots)

  1. (usually) The decayed portions of wooden structure, usually caused by a fungal infection.
    • If you recall, Blackbird Damp said that they had treated the property and that it was now free from woodrot.2005, Andrew Williams, Domestic Building Surveys
  2. (usually) The process of such decay.

Forms of wood-rot

pluralwood-rots

Questions about wood-rot

What is wood-rot the alternative form of?
Wood-rot is the alternative form of woodrot.

Words near wood-rot in the dictionary

  1. wood-oils
  2. wood-pigeon
  3. wood-pigeons
  4. wood-pulp
  5. Wood-Ridge
  6. wood-rot
  7. wood-rots
  8. wood-sere
  9. wood-shaving flower
  10. wood-shaving flowers
  11. wood-smoked

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