Ergot

Word ERGOT
Character 5
Hyphenation er got
Pronunciations /ˈɜːɡət/

Definitions and meanings of "Ergot"

What do we mean by ergot?

Any of several fungi of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, that infect various cereal plants and form compact black masses of branching filaments that replace the grains of the host plant. Humans and livestock can be poisoned by ingesting ergot-infected grains. noun

The plant disease caused by such a fungus. noun

The dried sclerotia of ergot, usually obtained from rye seed and used as a source of several medicinally important alkaloids and as the basic source of lysergic acid. noun

To infer; arrive at.

To draw conclusions.

In farriery, a stub, like a piece of soft horn, of about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern-joint, and commonly hidden under the tuft of the fetlock. noun

A morbid growth arising from a diseased condition of the ovary of various grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps. noun

In anatomy, the calcar. spur, or hippocampus minor of the brain. noun

A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea. noun

The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening childbirth, and to arrest bleeding. noun

A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint. noun

See 2d Calcar, 3 (b). noun

Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses. noun

The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi. noun

A fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid noun

A plant disease caused by the ergot fungus noun

Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.

The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.

(adapted from Erowid.org) A fungus that infects cereal grains, forming small black masses of material that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinal alkaloids and of ergotamine, a precursor of LSD. Urban Dictionary

Leg cramps, usually brought on by ingestion of alkaloids derived from or related the ergot fungus (which primarily feeds on rye). Such alkaloids include ergotamine, LSA (found in certain varieties of Morning Glory Seeds), LSD, and several others. It is a good sign you need to lay of the A for a while. Urban Dictionary

An ergot is a negatively charged subatomic particle. It can be either free (not attached to any atom), or bound to the nucleus of an atom. ergots in atoms exist in spherical shells of various radii, representing energy levels. ... The charge on a single ergot is considered as the unit electrical charge. Urban Dictionary

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The word "ergot" in example sentences

He identified acetylcholine as a constituent of certain ergot extracts, and an analysis of its action served as a basis for later researches, extending the application of Loewi's discoveries, which have been recognized in the joint award of the ❋ Unknown (1965)

Yes, corn ergot is somewhat rare, but you’ve probably seen it at least once in your life. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Not a single defendant at the1692 Salem Witch Trials was burned at the stake...19 were hanged while a 20th, a man who refused to enter a plea, was crushed to death with heavy stones medical historians have ascribed the bizarre behavior exhibited there to various causes, such as an outbreak of encephalitis or rye bread contaminated by the hallucinogenic known as ergot! ❋ Ph.D. Dr. Franklin Ruehl (2011)

An allegation arose at some point that Carroll used the fungus ergot, which is what LSD was eventually derived from. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The source of the affliction was a parasite on rye crops, a fungus known as ergot, which contains a series of compounds that among other characteristics causes the blood vessels to contract—hence the gangrene in the extremities. ❋ Wade Davis (1996)

The most important of these so-called sympathicolytic substances are the alkaloids which are found in ergot. ❋ Unknown (1964)

At the time, the outbreak was blamed on bread from a bakery called the Roch Briand that had supposedly become contaminated with a psychedelic fungus called ergot, which occurs naturally on rye bread. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mold-induced food poisoning called ergot or ergotism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Scientists believe many symptoms of toxicosis are caused by chemical compounds known as ergot alkaloids, but much is still unknown about how they cause clinical signs to develop. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This monstrosity on the rye grains is called ergot, or spurred rye, and when it is eaten by chickens or other fowls their feet and legs shrivel or perish with dry gangrene, not because the spores of the fungus which produced the spurred rye circulate in the blood of the chicken, nor that the spawn or mycelium thus traverses the fowl, but the peculiar and specific influence acts upon the whole animal precisely like the poison of the poison oak, producing its specific effect on the most remote parts of the system, and not as mustard confined to the part it touches. ❋ Various (N/A)

As far as 'ergot', it would seem the hippie generation have all grown up and turned into editors! ❋ Unknown (2006)

LSD is derived from ergot, which is a mold. it shouldn’t be so far down on the Y axis … ❋ Unknown (2009)

Of the parasitic forms, one of the best known is the "ergot" of rye, more or less used in medicine. ❋ Douglas Houghton Campbell (N/A)

So if they are like corn, imagine the cysts as a type of ergot. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think LSD needs to be closer to 0 on the natural axis, its derived from ergot, much more natural than DDT. ❋ Unknown (2009)

LSD was actually a substance synthesized from ergot, not the mold straight or natural. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rich, that was ergot, which was related to LSD but not the same substance which is used in acid today. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There have been many different theories as to the cause of such a terrifying outcry by young women, ranging in age from 11 to 20, accusing their neighbors and friends of witchcraft; ergot poisoninig, encephalitis, and, more reasonably, conflict brought about by land disputes, disagreements over fundamental religious practices and the dread of attacks and capture by the indigenous native tribes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Ergot] [fungus] was the cause of the phenomena [St. Anthony's] Fire. ❋ Mack (2004)

That [Morning Glory] trip was great, but I had ergotism for [a few days]. Better [take a break] for a few weeks. ❋ Edison Franklin (2004)

I need to put [my phone] on [charge] as I have [run out] of ergots ❋ Sweetgingerpow (2020)

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