HyperDic: stinking_smut

English > 2 senses of the expression stinking smut:
NOUNstatestinking smut, buntdisease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores
plantstinking smut, bunt, Tilletia foetidasimilar to Tilletia caries
English > stinking smut: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaningdisease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores.
Synonymbunt
Broadersmutdestructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
English > stinking smut: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningSimilar to Tilletia caries.
Synonymsbunt, Tilletia foetida
Member ofTilletia, genus TilletiaA genus of fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae
Broadersmut, smut fungusAny fungus of the order Ustilaginales

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