boil smut

boil smut
noun
a common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass
Syn: ↑Ustilago maydis
Hypernyms: ↑cornsmut, ↑corn smut
Member Holonyms: ↑Ustilago, ↑genus Ustilago

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noun
Etymology: boil (I)
: the common smut of Indian corn caused by a fungus (Ustilago maydis) and characterized by grayish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass

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