Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of pyrenomycetous fungi parasitic upon the seeds of various grasses and sedges. C. purpurea produces the ergot of rye. See
ergot .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a genus of fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses
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Before winter comes the claviceps falls to the ground as do the other seeds.
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