SINCE 1828
red rot
nounDefinition of red rot
1
: a common sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)
2a
: either of two diseases of sugarcane:
(1)
: a destructive disease caused by a fungus (Physalospora tucumanensis) characterized by red patches within the canes and found also on sorgo
(2)
: a rot of the leaf sheaths caused by a fungus (Sclerotium rolfsii)
b
: a wood decay of various conifers and deciduous trees caused by various pore fungi
— called also red heart
c
: adustiosis
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