noun
any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
• Syn: ↑smut
• Hypernyms: ↑fungus
• Hyponyms:
↑covered smut, ↑loose smut, ↑cornsmut, ↑corn smut, ↑Sphacelotheca, ↑genus Sphacelotheca, ↑head smut, ↑Sphacelotheca reiliana, ↑bunt, ↑Tilletia caries, ↑stinking smut, ↑Tilletia foetida, ↑onion smut, ↑Urocystis cepulae, ↑flag smut fungus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ustilaginales, ↑order Ustilaginales
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noun : any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
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smut fungus noun
Any member of the Ustilaginales, an order of Basidiomycetes, parasitic on plants, causing smut and bunt
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Main Entry: ↑smut
Useful english dictionary. 2012.