brown rot

noun — 2 senses

brown rot

noun

› Any of several fungal diseases of plants:

1

Biology, Botany, Medicine, Natural sciences, Pathology, Phytopathology, Sciences especially, of stone fruit such as peaches and nectarines, caused by the fungus Monilinia fructicola

2

Biology, Botany, Medicine, Natural sciences, Pathology, Phytopathology, Sciences of trees, caused by Fistulina spp.

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