burnt ear
burnt ear · burnt ears
A disease of grain in the genus Ustilago resembling smut, but where the black powder…A disease of grain in the genus Ustilago resembling smut, but where the black powder that appears in the ear is external, and either the grain has never been formed or its coat has been destroyed, so that the whole ear appears black or burnt.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A disease of grain in the genus Ustilago resembling smut, but where the black powder that appears in the ear is external, and either the grain has never been formed or its coat has been destroyed, so that the whole ear appears black or burnt.
(countable)An ear of grain affected by this disease.
Forms
plural: burnt ears| Singular | burnt ear |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable