loose smut
loose smut · loose smuts
A fungal disease of cereals caused by Ustilago nudaA fungal disease of cereals caused by Ustilago nuda.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A fungal disease of cereals caused by Ustilago nuda.
More definitions
- 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
- disease of grains; the entire head is a dusty mass of spores
Forms
plural: loose smuts| Singular | loose smut |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable