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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