oak-root rot

[ ohk-root, -root ]

/ ˈoʊkˌrut, -ˌrʊt /

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noun Plant Pathology.

a disease of oaks and other trees and woody plants, caused by the fungus Amillariella mellea(oak-root fungus ), the fruiting body of which is the honey mushroom, and characterized by rotting roots, girdling of crown, and eventual death of the tree.

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Also called shoestring root rot.

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