"noble rot" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} noble rot (uncountable)
  1. A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine. Wikipedia link: noble rot Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Plant diseases, Wine Categories (lifeform): Fungi Related terms: botrytized Translations (fungus): edelvrot (Afrikaans), edele rotting [feminine] (Dutch), jalohome (Finnish), pourriture noble (French), Edelfäule (German), muffa nobile [feminine] (Italian), 貴腐 (kifu) (Japanese), podridão nobre [feminine] (Portuguese), ädelröta [common-gender] (Swedish)
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