Associations to the word «Ergot»
Noun
Wiktionary
ERGOT, noun. Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
ERGOT, noun. The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.
Dictionary definition
ERGOT, noun. A plant disease caused by the ergot fungus.
ERGOT, noun. A fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid.
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