"damp off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: damps off [present, singular, third-person], damping off [participle, present], damped off [participle, past], damped off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} damp off (third-person singular simple present damps off, present participle damping off, simple past and past participle damped off)
  1. (intransitive) Of plants: to decay and perish through excessive moisture. Wikipedia link: Damping off Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-damp_off-en-verb-nGTMqcrT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off)

Inflected forms

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