OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 10265

smut

/smʌt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
polvillo • tizón
Any of a range of fungi, mostly Ustilaginomycetes, that cause plant disease in grasses, including cereal crops; the disease so caused.
If the petals of your garden dianthus (pinks) are stained brown, they too are victims of similar smut.
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