| NOUN | state | loose smut | disease of grains |
|---|---|---|---|
| plant | loose smut | a smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head / head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores |
| Meaning | disease of grains; the entire head is a dusty mass of spores. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | smut | destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores |
| Meaning | A smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head / head is transformed into a dusty mass of spores. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | Ustilago, genus Ustilago | type genus of the Ustilaginaceae |
| Broader | smut, smut fungus | Any fungus of the order Ustilaginales |
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