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As a noun, ergot means any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
Meanings of ergot
4 meaningsnoun
Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
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.
A plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
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 acidplant
Similar: Claviceps purpurea
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noun: a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compa…
Claviceps purpurea
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