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Ustilago ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Ustilago - type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the loose smutsgenus Ustilagofungus genus - includes lichen generaloose smut - a smut fungus of the genus Ustilago causing a smut disease of grains in which the entire head is transformed into a dusty mass of sporesboil smut, Ustilago maydis - a common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass |
Ustilago
Ustilago (ŭs'ti-lā'gō), A genus of smuts (order Ustilaginales). [L. a kind of thistle, fr. ustio, a burning] Ustilago (ŭs-tĭl-ā′gō) A mold parasite of plants, commonly called smut, which renders grains unfit to eat.UstilagoenUS Related to Ustilago: Ustilago maydisSynonyms for Ustilagonoun type genus of the UstilaginaceaeSynonymsRelated Words- fungus genus
- loose smut
- boil smut
- Ustilago maydis
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