damping-off
[ dam-ping-awf, -of ]
/ ˈdæm pɪŋˈɔf, -ˈɒf /
noun Plant Pathology.
a disease of seedlings, occurring either before or immediately after emerging from the soil, characterized by rotting of the stem at soil level and eventual collapse of the plant, caused by any of several soil fungi.
Origin of damping-off
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby damping-off
damper,
damper pedal,
dampier,
damping,
damping off,
damping-off,
dampproof,
damrosch,
damsel,
damsel bug,
damselfish
Definition for damping off (2 of 2)
Origin of damp
1300–50; Middle English (in sense of def. 4); compare Middle Dutch
damp, Middle High German
dampf vapor, smoke
SYNONYMS FOR damp
ANTONYMS FOR damp
1
dry.
synonym study for damp
1.
Damp,
humid,
moist mean slightly wet.
Damp usually implies slight and extraneous wetness, generally undesirable or unpleasant unless the result of intention:
a damp cellar; to put a damp cloth on a patient's forehead.
Humid is applied to unpleasant dampness in the air:
The air is oppressively humid today.
Moist denotes something that is slightly wet, naturally or properly:
moist ground; moist leather.
OTHER WORDS FROM damp
British Dictionary definitions for damping off (1 of 2)
damping off
noun
any of various diseases of plants, esp the collapse and death of seedlings caused by the parasitic fungus Pythium debaryanum and related fungi in conditions of excessive moisture
British Dictionary definitions for damping off (2 of 2)
damp
/ (dæmp) /
adjective
slightly wet, as from dew, steam, etc
archaic
dejected
noun
verb (tr)
See also
damp off
Derived forms of damp
dampish, adjective damply, adverb dampness, nounWord Origin for damp
C14: from Middle Low German
damp steam; related to Old High German
demphen to cause to steam
Scientific definitions for damping off
damping off
Any of various diseases of seedlings that are caused by oomycetes, especially of the genus Pythium, or by fungi, and result in wilting and death.