Dictionary
white' rot'
1. a decay of wood caused by lignase-producing fungi, esp.
Phanerochaete chrysosporium.
2. a fungal disease of onions and related plants caused by
Sclerotinia cepivorum.
3. any of the several fungi causing white rot.
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