Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bitter rot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
bit-ter rot
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease of apples, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does bitter rot mean?
A disease of apples, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.

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