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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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