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Definition of Corn smut
1. Noun. A smut fungus attacking Indian corn.
Generic synonyms: Smut, Smut Fungus
Group relationships: Family Ustilaginaceae, Ustilaginaceae
Specialized synonyms: Boil Smut, Ustilago Maydis
Definition of Corn smut
1. Noun. A fungus that affects corn (maize), taxonomic name ''(w Ustilago maydis)'', which induces tumors in the plant, known to be eaten as a delicacy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Corn smut
1. A species that resembles ergot of rye in its metabolic action; its black spores on the ears of corn are dispersed by wind and can cause contamination of laboratory cultures. Synonym: corn ergot, corn smut, Ustilago zeae. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corn Smut
Literary usage of Corn smut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1892)
"... amount of corn smut and I planted several rows of eorn, but before planting
it, I put, with my fingers, a large quantity of corn smut in the hi 11 where ..."
2. Fungous Diseases of Plants: With Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"Ung. ARTHUR, JC, and STUART, W. corn smut. Ind. Agl. Exp. Sta. Ann. Rept. 12:
84-135. 1900. HITCHCOCK, AS, and NORTON, JBS corn smut. Kan. Agl. Exp. Sta. ..."
3. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1895)
"The success with bunt and oats smut naturally directed the attention of investigators
to hot water treatment for corn smut, but experiments made by Pammel* ..."
4. The Book of Corn: A Complete Treatise Upon the Culture, Marketing and Uses edited by Herbert Myrick (1904)
"CONTROLLING OR ERADICATING THE DISEASE In the spread of corn smut in the field,
... From a knowledge of the life history of the corn smut fungus only two ..."
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