Meaning of ERGOT
| Pronunciation: | | 'urgut
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- [n] a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid
- [n] a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
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| | Synonyms: | | Claviceps purpurea |
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| | See Also: | | Claviceps, fungus, genus Claviceps, plant disease, rye ergot | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Er"got\, n. [F. ergot, argot, lit., a spur.]
1. A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which
the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is
caused by a parasitic fungus, {Claviceps purpurea}.
2. The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of
rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a
dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening
childbirth, and to arrest bleeding.
3. (Far.) A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a
chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint.
4. (Anat.) See 2d {Calcar}, 3
(b) .
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| | Definition: | | A disease of cereal plants (rye, wheat, etc.) caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea; this fungus produces toxic alkaloids that, if ingested, cause symptoms such as hallucinations, severe gastrointestinal upset, a burning sensation in the limbs and extremities (a.k.a. Saint Anthony's Fire) and a form of gangrene. |
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