woodrot

See also: wood-rot

English

Alternative forms

• wood-rot

Etymology

wood +‎ rot

Noun

woodrot (usually uncountable, plural woodrots)

1. The decayed portions of wooden structure, usually caused by a fungal infection.
   • 2005, Andrew Williams, Domestic Building Surveys‎^[1]:

     If you recall, Blackbird Damp said that they had treated the property and that it was now free from woodrot.

2. The process of such decay.

See also

• dry rot
• wet rot