damp off



damp off

[for seedlings] to die from too much water. All the new plants damped off, and we had to buy some from the nursery. The little seedlings damped off and withered away.
See also: damp, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GypsyJIP-seeEnglish (Rare)
LynnLINEnglish
Eirlys-Welsh
Francescafrahn-CHES-kah (Italian)Italian, Catalan
Misi-Hungarian
Rab-Scottish