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próchno.

rotten wood (wood that has become soft, crumbly and dry as a result of decay processes caused by microorganisms)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈprux.nɔ//ˈprox.nɔ/Middle, Polish
  1. rotten wood (wood that has become soft, crumbly and dry as a result of decay processes caused by microorganisms)

    neuter · uncountable
  2. fossil; antique; relic; (old, infirm person or old, destroyed thing)

    broadly · colloquial · countable · derogatory · humorous · neuter
  3. synonym of zasypka (“covering powder”)

    neuter · obsolete
  4. burned out wick

    neuter · obsolete
  5. kindling (tinder for starting a fire)

    neuter · obsolete
  6. rot (something rotten) rotting corpse

    Middle · Polish · broadly · neuter
  7. rot (something rotten) person as a miserable being prone to corruption

    Middle · Polish · broadly · figuratively · neuter
  8. caterpillar of the miller moth (Cossus cossus)

    Middle · Polish · neuter
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Polish próchno. sense 7 is because they feed on deciduous trees deep in the wood, causing the trees to break under the influence of the wind.

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