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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vuokko	VOO-ok-ko	Finnish
Josephus	YO-sə-fus (Dutch)	Dutch, History
GÜLay	-	Turkish
Anthoney	['æntəni]
Skender	-	Albanian
Gaius	GAH-yoos (Ancient Roman), GAH-yuws (Ancient Roman), GIE-əs (English)	Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical