red rot

noun

1

: a common sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)

2

a

: either of two diseases of sugarcane:

(1)

: a destructive disease caused by a fungus (Physalospora tucumanensis) characterized by red patches within the canes and found also on sorgo

(2)

: a rot of the leaf sheaths caused by a fungus (Sclerotium rolfsii)

b

: a wood decay of various conifers and deciduous trees caused by various pore fungi

called also red heart

c

: adustiosis

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