smut fungus — noun any fungus of the order Ustilaginales • Syn: ↑smut • Derivationally related forms: ↑smut (for: ↑smut) • Hypernyms: ↑fungus • H … Useful english dictionary
flag smut — noun smut affecting leaves and stems of cereals and other grasses • Hypernyms: ↑smut * * * noun Etymology: flag (I) 1. : a smut of cereal and other grasses that chiefly affects the leaves and stems and is characterized by formation of linear… … Useful english dictionary
wheat flag smut — noun fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat • Syn: ↑Urocystis tritici • Hypernyms: ↑flag smut fungus … Useful english dictionary
fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… … Universalium
Urocystis — noun a genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae • Syn: ↑genus Urocystis • Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tilletiaceae, ↑family Tilletiaceae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Urocystis tritici — noun fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat • Syn: ↑wheat flag smut • Hypernyms: ↑flag smut fungus … Useful english dictionary
genus Urocystis — noun a genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae • Syn: ↑Urocystis • Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tilletiaceae, ↑family Tilletiaceae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… … English dictionary for students