cottony rot
noun
variants or less commonly cottony mold
: a fungal disease of various plants caused by a fungus (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) that produces wilt and rot of the stem and often of other parts
Word History
Etymology
so called from the fluffy white masses appearing on the rotted tissue
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