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noun
The plant disease caused by ergot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs, consisting of convulsive and gangrenous symptoms.
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noun
The use of ergot-infested grain to poison animals.
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noun
A logical deduction.
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Synonyms: conclusion, illation, verdict, award, censure, choice, opinion, decision, deduction, determination, ergotism, inference, judgement/judgment, mind, result, sight, take, view
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noun
poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: poisoning, toxic condition, intoxication
History
From ergot + -ism.
From French ergotisme, from Latin ergo.
