Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

damp off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
damp off
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of plants: to decay and perish through excessive moisture.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

damps off (present, singular) damping off (participle, present) damped off (participle, past) damped off (past)

Questions

What does damp off mean?
Of plants: to decay and perish through excessive moisture.

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