Meanings (ES + gloss)
cornezuelo • polvillo • tizón
Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
cornezuelo • tizón
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.
Ergot first appeared on the stage of history in the early Middle Ages, as the cause of outbreaks of mass poisonings affecting thousands of persons at a time. The illness, whose con…
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