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\ ˈdrī-ˌrät 
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\dry-rotted; dry-rotting; dry-rots
Definition of dry-rot
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to affect with dry rot
: to become affected with dry rot
dry rot
nounDefinition of dry rot (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : a decay of seasoned timber caused by fungi that consume the cellulose of wood leaving a soft skeleton which is readily reduced to powder
b : a fungal rot of plant tissue in which the affected areas are dry and often firmer than normal or more or less mummified
2 : a fungus causing dry rot
3 : decay from within caused especially by resistance to new forces
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