noun · countable / uncountable · rare

ergot

ergot · ergots

спорынья

Mutterkornpilz, Mutterkorn

Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grassesAny fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.

UK/ˈəːɡət/US/ˈəɹɡət/

» Tom is culturing ergot.

Meaning

3 senses

(countable, uncountable)Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
Mutterkornpilz
спорынья́sporynʹjá
(countable, uncountable)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.
Mutterkorn
(countable, uncountable)The wart-like growth of skin that covers the metacarpal pad on a horse or similar animal.

More definitions

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
a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus

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Tom is culturing ergot.
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By meaning 1

any fungus of the genus Claviceps:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

any fungus of the genus Claviceps:

deformed grain:

Borrowed from French ergot.

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plural: ergots

Singular	ergot
Plural	ergots

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Close in meaning

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:Claviceps purpurea

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