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Meaning of white rot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A disease of grapes, first appearing in whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus Coniella diplodiella.
    uncountable
  2. A fungal decay of wood that consumes the darker-colored lignins, leaving the lighter-colored cellulose.
    uncountable
  3. Any of several plants, including marsh pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris) and butterwort (Pinguicula spp.), once believed to produce rot in sheep.
    uncountable
  4. Allium white rot, a disease of onions, garlic, and leeks, caused by fungi of species Sclerotium cepivorum.
    uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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