oak-root rot
[ ohk-root, -roo t ]
/ ˈoʊkˌrut, -ˌrʊt /
noun Plant Pathology.
a disease of oaks and other trees and woody plants, caused by the fungus Amillariella mellea (oak-root fungus), the fruiting body of which is the honey mushroom, and characterized by rotting roots, girdling of crown, and eventual death of the tree.
Also called
shoestring root rot.
Words nearby oak-root rot
oak wilt,
oak-apple day,
oak-leaf cluster,
oak-leaf hydrangea,
oak-leaved geranium,
oak-root rot,
oakdale,
oaked,
oaken,
oakham,
oakland