English Explanatory Dictionary

smut fungus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any phytopathogenic fungus of the order Ustilaginales, which often cause darker colorations in their host plants.

Word forms

smut fungus smut fungi smut

Etymology

From smut (“soot, black smoke”) + fungus.

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