noble rot
English edit
Noun edit
- A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.
- 2019, Ben Aaronovitch, The October Man, Gollancz, page 20:
- ‘You said they occasionally deliberately infect the grapes with the noble rot,’ I said.
Translations edit
fungus
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