释义 |
white rot noun 1. : any of several plants (as marsh pennywort and butterwort) formerly held to produce rot in sheep 2. a. : a disease of grapes caused by an imperfect fungus (Coniothyrium diplodiella) that produces white or grayish brown-bordered spots on young shoots and fruit b. : any of several wood rots of various trees caused chiefly by fungi of the genus Fomes c. : a fungous rot of onions, garlic, shallots, and related plants caused by a fungus (Sclerotinia cepivorum) and characterized by production of abundant white mycelium 3. : a watery spoiled condition of eggs in which the white is mixed with the yolk; also : an egg so spoiled |