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ergot
1 a: the black or dark purple sclerotium of fungi of the genus Claviceps that occurs as a club-shaped body which replaces the seed of various grasses (as rye) b: any fungus of the genus Claviceps2: a disease of rye and other cereals caused by fungi of the genus Claviceps and characterized by the presence of ergots in the seed heads—compare ergotism3 a: the dried sclerotial bodies of an ergot fungus grown on rye and containing several ergot alkaloids b: ergot alkaloid
— er·got·ic \(ˌ)ər-ˈgät-ik\
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