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dry rot noun1 [mass noun] Fungal timber decay occurring in poorly ventilated conditions in buildings, resulting in cracking and powdering of the wood.Ironically, the rest of the building is in good condition apart from some dry rot in the North Aisle where a temporary floor has been put down....- There was other, direct, evidence of dry rot in the timbers of the building.
- Apparently the building is full of dry rot and has to come down.
2 (also dry rot fungus) The fungus that causes dry rot decay.- Serpula lacrymans, family Corticiaceae, class Hymenomycetes.
The distortion I saw was a rippling effect in the surface of the joinery caused by shrinkage of the timber as the dry rot fungus destroyed the internal wood....- The department's response was that the responsibility for the eradication of the dry rot lay with the school authorities despite the fact that the department paid for the eradication of a previous outbreak.
- The dry rot has now entered the wainscot surrounding the lower part of the ground floor walls.
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