'Glaeosporium fructigenum' definitions:

Definition of 'Glaeosporium fructigenum'

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  • Rot \Rot\, n.
  • 1. Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood, supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See Bitter rot, Black rot, etc., below. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. [Cf. G. rotz glanders.] A fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder. See 1st Fluke, 2. [1913 Webster]
  • His cattle must of rot and murrain die. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Bitter rot (Bot.), a disease of apples, caused by the fungus Glaeosporium fructigenum. --F. L. Scribner.
  • Black rot (Bot.), a disease of grapevines, attacking the leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus {Laestadia Bidwellii}. --F. L. Scribner.
  • Dry rot (Bot.) See under Dry.
  • Grinder's rot (Med.) See under Grinder.
  • Potato rot. (Bot.) See under Potato.
  • White rot (Bot.), a disease of grapes, first appearing in whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus Coniothyrium diplodiella. --F. L. Scribner. [1913 Webster]