root rot
noun
: any of various plant diseases characterized by decay of the roots and caused especially by fungi
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Drooping leaves can lead to far worse consequences, including root rot, fungal infections, and no blooms at all.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Can a plant with root rot be saved?
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
In this spirit, Practice functions like a piece of gut-churning investigative journalism, an exposé of root rot.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Can a plant with root rot be saved?
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
In this spirit, Practice functions like a piece of gut-churning investigative journalism, an exposé of root rot.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for root rot
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“Root rot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20rot. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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