boil smut

Noun
Synonyms: Ustilago maydis

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Noun (1)

  1. a common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore massSynonyms: Ustilago maydisType of cornsmut, corn smutMember of Ustilago, genus Ustilago
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