HyperDic: sphacelotheca

English > 1 sense of the word Sphacelotheca:
NOUNplantSphacelotheca, genus Sphacelothecagenus of smut fungus
English > Sphacelotheca: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of smut fungus.
Synonymgenus Sphacelotheca
Member ofUstilaginaceae, family UstilaginaceaeA fungus family of loose smuts
Membershead smut, Sphacelotheca reilianasmut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut
Broadersmut, smut fungusAny fungus of the order Ustilaginales

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