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noun
Any phytopathogenic fungus of the order Ustilaginales, which often cause darker colorations in their host plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: smut
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fungus
Narrower terms: covered smut, loose smut, cornsmut, corn smut, Sphacelotheca, genus Sphacelotheca, head smut, Sphacelotheca reiliana, bunt, Tilletia caries, stinking smut, Tilletia foetida, onion smut, Urocystis cepulae, flag smut fungus
History
From smut (“soot, black smoke”) + fungus.
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