smut fungus
smut fungus · smut fungi
Any phytopathogenic fungus of the order Ustilaginales, which often cause darker…Any phytopathogenic fungus of the order Ustilaginales, which often cause darker colorations in their host plants.
Meaning
1 sensesAny phytopathogenic fungus of the order Ustilaginales, which often cause darker colorations in their host plants.
any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
Origin
From smut (“soot, black smoke”) + fungus.From smut (“soot, black smoke”) + fungus.
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Forms
plural: smut fungiSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any fungus of the order Ustilaginales:smut
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular