smut
101sugarcane smut — noun 1. : a disease of sugarcane caused by a smut fungus (Ustilago scitaminea) 2. : the fungus causing sugarcane smut …
102covered smut — noun Date: 1900 a smut disease of grains in which the spore masses are held together by the persistent grain membrane and glumes …
103loose smut — noun Date: 1890 a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores …
104flag smut — Plant Pathol. a disease of cereals and other grasses, characterized by stripes of black spores on the affected leaves and stems, which later dry up and become shredded, caused by several smut fungi of the genus Urocystis. * * * …
105head smut — Plant Pathol. a disease of cereals and other grasses, characterized by a dark brown, powdery mass of spores replacing the affected seed heads, caused by any of several smut fungi of the genera Sorosporium, Sphacelotheca, and Ustilago. * * * …
106kernel smut — Plant Pathol. a disease of sorghum and other grasses in which the grains are replaced by the black spores of a smut fungus, esp. of the genera Tilletia and Ustilago. * * * …
107stripe smut — Plant Pathol. a disease of grasses, characterized by stripes of black spores on the leaves, caused by any of several smut fungi of the genera Urocystis and Ustilago. * * * …
108corn smut — SYN: Ustilago maydis. * * * a smut of Zea mays caused by Ustilago maydis; ingestion of the infected seeds causes ustilaginism …
109stinking smut — stink′ing smut′ n. ppa bunt III • Etymology: 1890–95 …
110corn smut — /ˈkɔn smʌt/ (say kawn smut) noun a fungus, Ustilago maydis, growing on maize, formerly used medicinally …
