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ergot Definition


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ergot
noun
    1. A disease of rye and other cereals caused by a fungus.
    2. The hard purple structures characteristic of this disease.
      Form: ergots
    3. The fungus that produces this disease, now an important source of alkaloid drugs.
Etymology: 17c: French, from earlier French argot cock's spur, because of its appearance.



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