ergot

Meaning of ergot

noun

Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.

Information about ergot

It is a name.
The plural form of ergot is: ergots.
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Hyphenation of ergot

er-got

It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
ergot is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of ergot

Spanish: cornezuelo, ergot
Italian: ergot

Anagrams of ergot

etrog, goter, Grote, grote, Roget, rotge, tergo, Trego

Words that rhyme with ergot

Margot, argot, escargot, Cafergot, Folergot, Migergot, overgot, Torgot, forgot, unforgot, Turgot

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