Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A disease which produces a decay in the center or heart of trees, caused by the penetration of the mycelia of various fungi which attack the tree either at the root or above ground.
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Examples
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Surprised to see that the lower trunk was sound, no heart-rot.
Absence jhetley 2009
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Names of food go the opposite way, so you have a fruit called sour-ripe, and sweetfish, and nut bread, and swearing in the same vein such as 'heart-rot'.
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Whisper of Leaves - K. S. Nikakis Blue Tyson 2007
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In India, heart-rot of this species is caused by Ganoderma applanatum (Lenn 1992).
Chapter 10 1996
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In India, heart-rot of this species is caused by Ganoderma applanatum (tonne 1992).
Chapter 38 1990
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· Susceptibility to diseases and pests (especially heart-rot, damping off, carpenter ants, and pinhole borers).
Chapter 9 1983
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The trees are now in fairly good condition but many are affected with heart-rot.
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