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单词 claviceps purpurea
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Claviceps purpurea


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Noun1.Claviceps purpurea - a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plantClaviceps purpurea - 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 acidergotClaviceps, genus Claviceps - fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grassesrye ergot - a sclerotium or hardened mass of myceliumfungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
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Claviceps purpurea


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(er'got), The resistant, overwintering stage of the parasitic ascomycetous fungus Claviceps purpurea, a pathogen of cereal rye that transforms the seed of rye into a compact spurlike mass of fungal pseudotissue (the sclerotium) containing five or more optically isomeric pairs of alkaloids. The levorotary isomers induce uterine contractions, control bleeding, and alleviate certain localized vascular disorders (migraine headaches).
See also: ergotism.
Synonym(s): rye smut [O. Fr. argot, cock's spur]

ergot

Herbal medicine
A fungus that infects rye, which is the primary source for ergonovine and ergotamine; its use in herbal medicine is confined to haemostasis and strengthening uterine contractions during childbirth.

Claviceps purpurea


  • noun

Synonyms for Claviceps purpurea

noun a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant

Synonyms

  • ergot

Related Words

  • Claviceps
  • genus Claviceps
  • rye ergot
  • fungus
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