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Rot, e.g. Dry rot has set in to the timber framework of the roof...... or, the tree is dead and has gone has rotten.
I don't think it will be a fungus. It's more likely that small creatures or bacteria will decompose the leaves. It will rot and eventually disintegrate into the soil. However, maybe this can also be caused by other plants that cause the leaves to rot.
Quite well, thank you. There's a whole flock of beetles and fungi that specialize in breaking down the structure, and termites where invented to devour cellulose.
Because the cause the cells in the fruit to decay and die
Because they have good bacteria fighting off the decaying agents that decompose dead things.
"rot" for example: Vegetables easily rot
rot
decay to rot or destroy decompose dead thing eaten by fungi or bacteria
Decompose decay putrefaction (the process of becoming rotten)
ruin, rot, decay, decompose
rot
There are actually many words. Decompose would be my first choice, but DECAY DISINTEGRATE are also right up there.
Decay means to rot or to become decomposed. For example: The tomato started to decay. Hope this helps!!
decay
It means to rot.
decompose is opposite of Compose! Decompose mean Distruction or decay or damage.. it means to break down.
Decompose means to reduce or become reduced to pieces or components: to break down, to break up, to crumble, to disintegrate, to fragment, to decay, to deteriorate, to disintegrate, to molder, to putrefy, to rot.