(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
例句
用作形容词 (adj.)
The shed had fallen in, and the wood was rotting away. 棚屋已塌陷，木头在腐烂。
Living in the rotting timber of gum trees and a greatly-relished food of the Aboriginal people, the grub was found in abundance along the banks of the River Murray. 这种幼虫生活在腐烂的橡树木材中，在默累河沿岸非常丰富，是土著居民的美食。
美
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