Definitions for damping-off

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damping-off damp·ing-off

Spelling: [dam-ping-awf, -of]

IPA: /ˈdæm pɪŋˈɔf, -ˈɒf/

Damping-Off is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 397 anagrams from letters in damping-off (-adffgimnop).

Definitions for damping-off

noun

1. a disease of seedlings, occurring either before or immediately after emerging from the soil, characterized by rotting of the stem at soil level and eventual collapse of the plant, caused by any of several soil fungi.

Origin of damping-off

First recorded in 1895-1900

Examples for damping-off

damping-off is less liable to occur in such material than in denser soils.

Another source of loss was in the damping-off of young plants.

In this way much can be done to protect the plants from injury from such diseases as the damping-off fungus and mildew.

damping-off is a common ailment of young seedlings and cuttings.