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foot rot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.67 in modern English

Syllables
foot rot
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A common infection of the hoof of animals such as cattle, sheep and goat caused by two species of anaerobic bacteria, Fusobacterium necrophorum and Bacteroides melaninogenicus; infectious pododermatitis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A disease of citrus plants, caused by a fungus of species Gibberella baccata.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Athlete's foot.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

foot rots (plural)

Questions

What does foot rot mean?
A common infection of the hoof of animals such as cattle, sheep and goat caused by two species of anaerobic bacteria, Fusobacterium necrophorum and Bacteroides melaninogenicus; infectious pododermatitis.

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