cottony rot

cottony rot
noun also cottony mold
Etymology: so called from the fluffy white masses appearing on the rotted tissue
: a fungous disease of various plants caused by a fungus (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) that produces wilt and rot of the stem and often of other parts

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