HEAD SMUT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut

Synonyms:

head smut; Sphacelotheca reiliana

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("head smut" is a kind of...):

smut; smut fungus (any fungus of the order Ustilaginales)

Holonyms ("head smut" is a member of...):

genus Sphacelotheca; Sphacelotheca (genus of smut fungus)

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