ergot (n)
Claviceps purpurea (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant
def source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid
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Hypernym fungus
Member holonym Claviceps, genus Claviceps
Derivationally related form ergot → ergotic
Hyponym rye ergot
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Derivationally related form ergotic → ergot
Pertainym (pertains to noun) ergotic → ergot
Member meronym Claviceps, genus Claviceps
Hypernym rye ergot
Hyponym fungus

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