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Bud rot

Pronounced / BUD rot /

Gray mold, caused mainly by the fungus Botrytis cinerea, that rots dense buds from the inside, usually in humid conditions.

Example in a sentence

“He found gray, mushy bud rot inside the biggest cola and cut it out.”

Also called botrytis, gray mold, grey mold

Sources (1)
  1. https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/gray-mold-flower-garden
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