ERGOT


Meaning of ERGOT in English

n. 1 a disease of rye and other cereals caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea. 2 a this fungus. b the dried spore-containing structures of this, used as a medicine to aid childbirth.

[ F f. OF argot cock's spur, from the appearance produced ]

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