- rye ergot
- nouna sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium• Hypernyms: ↑ergot, ↑Claviceps purpurea
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Ergot — could be called a cereal killer for it comes from cereals such as rye and wheat and is quite capable of killing someone. A fungus (Claviceps purpurea) that contaminates rye and wheat produces substances (alkaloids) termed ergotamines. Ergotamines … Medical dictionary
Ergot — Er got, n. [F. ergot, argot, lit., a spur.] 1. A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, {Claviceps purpurea}. [1913 Webster] 2. The mycelium or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ergot — [ʉr′gət, ʉrgät΄] n. [Fr < OFr argot, a rooster s spur, hence (from the shape) the disease growth in the plant] 1. the hard, reddish brown or black, grainlike masses (sclerotia) of certain parasitic fungi (esp. genus Claviceps) that replace the … English World dictionary
ergot — fungal disease of rye and other grasses, 1680s, from Fr. ergot, from O.Fr. argot cock s spur (12c.), of unknown origin. The blight so called from the shape the fungus forms on the diseased grain. Ergotism disease caused by eating ergot infected… … Etymology dictionary
rye — rī n 1) a hardy annual grass (Secale cereale) that is widely grown for grain and as a cover crop 2) the seeds of rye used for bread flour, whiskey manufacture, feed for farm animals (as poultry), and esp. formerly in the roasted state as a coffee … Medical dictionary
Ergot — This article is about the fungi. For the part of a horse s hoof, see Ergot (horse anatomy). Ergot Claviceps purpurea Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
ergot — /err geuht, got/, n. 1. Plant Pathol. a. a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, esp. C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body. b. the sclerotial body … Universalium
Rye — For other uses, see Rye (disambiguation). Rye Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
ergot — noun Etymology: French, literally, cock s spur Date: 1683 1. the black or dark purple sclerotium of fungi (genus Claviceps) that occurs as a club shaped body replacing the seed of a grass (as rye); also a fungus bearing ergots 2. a disease of rye … New Collegiate Dictionary
ERGOT — a diseased state of grasses, &c., but a disease chiefly attacking rye, produced by a fungus developing on the seeds; the drug ergot of rye is obtained from a species of this fungus … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
