We have spotted ERGOT (5 Letters) a total of 2 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with ERGOT and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
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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. |
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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. |
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A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut,
situated behind and below the pastern joint. |
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See 2d Calcar, 3 (b). |
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