Akademik

boil smut

noun

a common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass

• Syn: ↑Ustilago maydis

• Hypernyms: ↑cornsmut, ↑corn smut

• Member Holonyms: ↑Ustilago, ↑genus Ustilago

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noun

Etymology: boil (I)

: the common smut of Indian corn caused by a fungus (Ustilago maydis) and characterized by grayish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass

Useful english dictionary. 2012.