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ring rot fungus

ring rot fungus

8.0
A small living thing that makes fruits and vegetables rot, often making dry rings near sweet potato roots
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : hongo de la podredumbre anillada
  • Symptoms of ring rot fungus include a watery decay and rings of dry rot near the roots.

Examples

  • The ring rot fungus devastated the sweet potato crop this year.

  • Farmers should inspect their fields for ring rot fungi regularly.

  • Proper storage can help prevent the spread of ring rot fungus in sweet potatoes.

  • The farmer lost much of his potato crop to ring rot fungus last season.

  • Proper storage can help prevent the spread of ring rot fungus in sweet potatoes.

  • Symptoms of ring rot fungus include a watery decay and rings of dry rot near the roots.

  • The farmer lost much of his potato crop to ring rot fungus last season.

Synonyms

leak fungus
vsring rot fungus
  • Specialized
9.8

A mold that makes fruit and vegetables soft and watery and makes dry rot rings on sweet potato roots

is the formal or primary name for the same disease
Rhizopus stolonifer
vsring rot fungus
  • Specialized
9.9

A mold that causes soft, wet rot in fruits and vegetables and dry rot in sweet potato roots

is the general disease name rather than a specific scientific species name

Surface Forms

ring rot fungus singular
ring rot fungi plural

Morphology

ring + rot + fungus

The noun compound is fully compositional: 'ring' (circular) + 'rot' (decay) + 'fungus' (organism) straightforwardly describes a fungus that causes ring-shaped rot. This follows common noun–noun compounding patterns and is predictable for a B1 learner who knows the constituent words, so the meaning is transparent.

Etymology

Ring rot fungus comes from the way the disease looks: the fungus makes circular rings of rot and soft, watery decay around roots and sweet potatoes. So, the name tells you it is a fungus that makes those ring-shaped rotten areas.