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Noun: foot rot  fût rót
  1. Contagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep)
    "The shepherd treated his flock for foot rot to prevent its spread"
     
  2. Plant disease in which the stem or trunk rots at the base
    "The gardener noticed foot rot affecting his tomato plants"

Type of: animal disease, plant disease

Encyclopedia: Foot rot