English Explanatory Dictionary

burnt ear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disease of grain in the genus Ustilago resembling smut, but where the black powder that appears in the ear is external, and either the grain has never been formed or its coat has been destroyed, so that the whole ear appears black or burnt.
  2. An ear of grain affected by this disease.

Word forms

burnt ear burnt ears
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