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noun
A fungal disease of cereals caused by Ustilago nuda.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: smut, smut fungus
noun
disease of grains; the entire head is a dusty mass of spores
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: smut
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