soft rot
noun
: a mushy, watery, or slimy decay of plants or their parts caused by bacteria or fungi
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This jack-o'-lantern carved from a pumpkin with a preexisting fungal disease, southern blight, is showing symptoms of soft rot, especially around the nose and eye.
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Matt Kasson, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2022
Sometimes these split-open roots are attacked by soft rot bacteria.
—oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2020
Hot, humid weather causes a bacterial disease called vegetable soft rot. Prevent it by rotating crops and keeping soil loose.
—The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2017
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Matt Kasson, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2022
Sometimes these split-open roots are attacked by soft rot bacteria.
—oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2020
Hot, humid weather causes a bacterial disease called vegetable soft rot. Prevent it by rotating crops and keeping soil loose.
—The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2017
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“Soft rot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20rot. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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