soft rot

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   mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi

   Broaderplant disease

   Narrowerleak

Questions about soft rot

What does soft rot mean?

soft rot means "mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi".

Is soft rot a common word?

soft rot is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.