What is "ergot" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does ergot mean in English? Meaning of ergot definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "ergot" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "ergot": a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus

Noun

  • Meaning: a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
  • Synonyms: ergot
  • Hypernyms: plant disease
  • Meaning of "ergot": 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

    Noun

  • Meaning: 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
  • Synonyms: claviceps purpurea ergot
  • Hyponyms: rye ergot
  • Hypernyms: fungus
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    ergot in English: ergot
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