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
fungus an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
ergot -
a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
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Wiktionary
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ergot -
Any fungus in the genus which are parasitic on grasses.
ergot -
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.
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ergot A fungus of the genus Claviceps which grows on rye and similar plants.
